Title: Bird-Shaped Brooch
Object type: Brooch
Date: late 6th century
Culture: Frankish
Medium: Silver-gilt, garnets with patterned foil backings; iron spring/pin
Dimensions: Overall: 1 7/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in. (3.6 x 2 x 1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit line: Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1917
Geography: Made in    Northern France      
Department: Medieval Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds