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| Keywords: Frankish - Peacock-Shaped Fibula - Walters 57570.jpg This fibula is one of a pair crafted in a workshop in northern France The peacock likely reflects Roman or Byzantine influence as it is not native to northern France In early Christian art the peacock was a symbol of immortality Knowledge of the bird could have passed to northern France through the transmission of Christian iconography in textiles books and other portable objects The fibula originally was one of a pair of brooches worn by women on either side of the chest A second gold peacock fibula plausibly the mate to Walters 57 570 belongs to the Hungarian National Museum in Budapest mid-late 6th century Early Medieval gold over bronze with stones and glass paste cm 2 9 3 9 0 9 accession number 57 570 1573 Henry Walters Baltimore date of acquisition unknown by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 4000 Years of Modern Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1953-1957 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet place of origin north France Walters Art Museum license Fibulae with heads of birds with pointed beaks Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Merovingian fibulae Peacocks in art Vive la France French Treasures from the Middle Ages to Monet Germanic animal style | ||||
