id: 111699
accession number: 1930.227
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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
Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. 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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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. 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. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. 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. Sacred Gifts and Worldly Treasures: Medieval Masterworks from the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2007.
page number: Mentioned and reproduced: P. 98-99, no. 29
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