id:			167666
accession number:	2009.344
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2009.344
updated:		2022-06-17 09:01:01.741000

Brooch in the Form of a Six-Pointed Star, late 700s-early 800s. Frankish, early Carolingian, late 8th century - early 9th century. Gold with repoussé and filigree decoration; copper backplate; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2009.344

title:				Brooch in the Form of a Six-Pointed Star
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creation date:			late 700s-early 800s
creation date earliest:		775
creation date latest:		825
current location:		106A Migration Period & Coptic
creditline:			Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Frankish, early Carolingian, late 8th century - early 9th century
technique:	gold with repoussé and filigree decoration; copper backplate
department:	Medieval Art
collection:	MED - Migration Period
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	Offered by Wolfgang Wilhelm, Frankfurt (on consignment from owner):
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	"	Daniel Kieber, Vaduz (1989-Present)
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	"	Mr. M. Hoellersberger, Munich (1970-1989, by inheritance)
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	"	Dr. Herbert Hoellersberger, Vienna (1961-1970)
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fun fact: 
Look carefully at this brooch and notice a small animal, perhaps a dragon, camouflaged amid the swirling whirls of gold.

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wall description: 
Women used brooches like this to fasten their veils beneath the chin. Its rare form--a hexagram--suggests that it also functioned as a talisman or amulet to attract good luck and to ward off evil.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 259
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