Crossbow Fibula
c. 350–400
Maker Unknown
Medieval Art
Crossbow Fibula, c. 350–400. Gallo-Roman or Romano-British, Migration period, 4th century. Bronze, gilt-bronze, silver, and niello; overall: 10.2 x 7.1 x 3.8 cm (4 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1930.227
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- bronze, gilt-bronze, silver, and niello
- Medium
- bronze, gilt-bronze, silver, niello
- Dimensions
- Overall: 10.2 x 7.1 x 3.8 cm (4 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1930.227
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Exhibitions
- Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art, Baltimore Museum of Art: "Early Christian Art" April 24-June 24, 1947, no. 857.<br>Bavarian Nationalmuseum, Munich (5/10/2007 - 9/16/2007), the J. Paul Getty Musuem, Los Angeles (10/30/2007 - 1/20/2008) and Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN (2/13/2009 - 6/7/2009): "Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art"
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 106A Migration Period & Coptic
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