id:			111699
accession number:	1930.227
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1930.227
updated:		2024-03-26 01:57:16.604000

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

* {'description': 'Baltimore Museum of Art: "Early Christian Art" April 24-June 24, 1947, no. 857.', 'opening_date': '1947-04-24T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '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"', 'opening_date': '2007-05-10T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Paul Mallon, Paris, France).
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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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IMAGES

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