Work of Art Details
Hair Pin Description: This long pin terminates in a stylized bird. Such cloisonné bird pins were developed in southern Russia about AD 400 and were carried westward with the migrating peoples. They are found most often in northeastern France and the Rhineland, where they were popular until the second half of the 6th century. Artist: Anonymous (Frankish) Culture: Frankish Period: Early Medieval Country: northeast France (?) Provenance: Carlebach Gallery, New York; Walters Art Museum, 1959, by purchase. Credit Line: Museum purchase with funds provided by the S. and A. P. Fund, 1959 |
