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| Keywords: Frankish - Hair Pin - Walters 571833.jpg The stylized bird terminal on this pin is ornamented with a chevron pattern and originally had an inlaid eye the stone is now missing The patterning of the bird is a variation on the cloisonné style popular among the Franks in the 6th century century 6 Early Medieval silver gilt cm 13 7 1 6 0 3 accession number 57 1833 33225 Collection of Joseph Brummer New York date and mode of acquisition unknown Joseph Brummer Sale Parke-Bernet Galleries New York May 12 1949 no 276 Walters Art Museum 1949 by purchase Museum purchase 1949 Early Christian and Byzantine Art Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1947 4000 Years of Modern Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore; Baltimore Museum of Art Baltimore 1953-1957 Jewelry - Ancient to Modern The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1979-1980 place of origin Rhineland Germany Walters Art Museum license Hair pins Merovingian jewellery Medieval metalwork in the Walters Art Museum Jewellery in the Walters Art Museum | ||||
