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| Keywords: Anglo-Saxon - Square-Headed Fibula - Walters 542508.jpg From surviving depictions we know that these fibulae or brooches were worn by men on their shoulders with the square part facing upwards Depending on the style of the garment or mantle one or two of these brooches were used to hold it in place The size and intricacy of this example makes it likely that it belonged to a high-ranking state or church official late Other date century 6 Early Medieval gilded bronze L 5 1/2 x W 2 11/16 x D 13/16 in 14 x 6 8 x 2 1 cm accession number 54 2508 8182 William Eadkins Sale Sothebys London May 21-25 1891 lot 585 Pitt Rivers Museum Farnham Dorset England Walters Art Museum 1975 by purchase Museum purchase 1975 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville; The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Sarasota; The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2009 Bedazzled 5 000 Years of Jewelry El Paso Museum of Art El Paso 2010 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2001-2002 Realms of Faith Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum Frist Center for the Visual Arts Nashville 2002-2005 place of origin East Anglia Walters Art Museum license Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum Anglo-Saxon fibulae Bügelfibel Fibulae with spiral ornaments | ||||
