id:			111699
accession number:	1930.227
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.227
updated:		2023-03-04 09:29:46.040000

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

title:				Crossbow Fibula
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creation date:			c. 350–400
creation date earliest:		350
creation date latest:		400
current location:		106A Migration Period & Coptic
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Gallo-Roman or Romano-British, Migration period, 4th century
technique:	bronze, gilt-bronze, silver, and niello
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Migration Period
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Overall: 10.2 x 7.1 x 3.8 cm (4 x 2 13/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art
	opening date:   2007-05-10T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art</i>. National Museum of Bavaria, Munich, Germany (May 10-September 16, 2007); J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (October 30, 2007-January 20, 2008); Frist Art Museum, Nashville, TN (February 13-June 7, 2009).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* 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"

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PROVENANCE

	(Paul Mallon, Paris, France).
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A fibula was a garment clasp that functioned somewhat like a modern safety pin. Since buttons were not used in antiquity, fibulae were used to keep a cloak closed. They were worn by both men and women, commonly on the right shoulder, and produced in various sizes and shapes. Because they were highly visible accessories, they often received decorative gilding, inlay decoration, or onion-shaped domes. Crossbow fibulae were introduced by the Romans and are named for their resemblance to the weapon. Decorative and technical features suggest this may have been made in Roman-occupied Britain.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 44
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n68

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 44
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n66

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 48
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n68

	Cleveland Museum of Art, and Holger A. Klein<em>. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 98-99, no. 29
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