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Disk Brooch

600–650
Not on view
This brooch is from the Vendel period in Swedish history, which precedes the Viking age. Abstractly designed small brooches like these were fashionable until Viking oval brooches replaced them.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Disk Brooch
  • Date: 600–650
  • Culture: Vendel
  • Medium: Copper alloy, gilt
  • Dimensions: Overall: 1 5/8 x 3/8 in. (4.1 x 0.9 cm)
  • Classification: Metalwork-Copper
  • Credit Line: Gift of Alastair Bradley Martin, 1953
  • Object Number: 53.48.6
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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