MAKE A MEME View Large Image Langobardic - Fibula with an Enamel Bust - Walters 44255.jpg Only a few such fibulae set with a central enamel have been excavated from Langobardic sites Pearls were likely strung on wire through the loops surrounding the enamel and ...
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Keywords: Langobardic - Fibula with an Enamel Bust - Walters 44255.jpg Only a few such fibulae set with a central enamel have been excavated from Langobardic sites Pearls were likely strung on wire through the loops surrounding the enamel and pendants would have dangled from the three loops at the bottom The craftsman who made this delicate pin probably copied Byzantine imperial jewelry for Langobardic rulers century 7 Early Medieval cloisonne enamel on gold cm 5 01 4 7 1 1 accession number 44 255 8699 From Comacchio Henry Walters Baltimore by purchase Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 Romans and Barbarians Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston 1976-1977 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Highlights from the Collection The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998-2001 place of origin Comacchio Italy Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Lombard jewellery from Italy Usa Comacchio Cloisonné of Europe Medieval European enamel
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