Search results for
X
No results :(

Hints for your search:

Title

Fibula

Generic classification
Goldsmithing
Object
Fibula
Century
6th c.
Cultural context / style
Hispano-Visigothic
Dimensions
6 1/4 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 in
Material
Glass, Bronze
Iconography / Theme
Motivos geométricos
Provenance
Possibly from the province of Palencia (Palencia, Spain)
Current location
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond, United States)
Inventory Number in Current Collection
66.27.1
Object history

Little information is available regarding this piece. It is a Hispano-Visigothic fibula, and although the museum considers it to originate from Segovia, it closely parallels fibulae discovered in the necropolis of Herrera de Pisuerga (Palencia). When it left Spain and how it came to the United States remain unknown. Regardless, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts used part of the Adolph D. and Wilkins C. Williams Fund for its acquisition.

Description

The item consists of two bow fibulae with semicircular heads adorned at their edges with five protrusions, each originally designed to hold cabochons intended to secure glass inlays. One fibula has retained all its glass inlays, while the other preserves only three. The body, fusiform in profile, features six circular protrusions along the sides and an additional one at the end, also intended to house glass inlays. The decoration consists of incised geometric motifs covering its entire surface. Such pieces were used in attire as brooches or pins to fasten garments.

Locations
* The relative location of dealers, antique shops, art galleries, and collectors leads us to the places where they were based or had one of their main headquarters. However, this does not always indicate that every artwork that passed through their hands was physically located there. In the case of antique dealers and art merchants, their business often extended across multiple territories; sometimes they would purchase items at their origin and send them directly to clients. Similarly, some collectors owned multiple residences, sometimes in different countries, where they housed their collections. It is often difficult to determine exactly where a specific piece was kept during its time in their possession. Consequently, the main location of the dealer or collector is indicated. These factors should be considered when interpreting the map. Refer to the object's history in each case.
Citation:

Isabel Escalera Fernández, "Fibula" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/162

Works related to Fibula by Anonimous

The Healing of the Blind Man and the Raising of Lazarus

The Healing of the Blind Man and the Raising of Lazarus

Anonimous
First half of the 12th c. | The Cloisters. The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York)
Work by the same author
Saint Nicholas. Mural painting from San Baudelio de Berlanga (Soria)

Saint Nicholas. Mural painting from San Baudelio de Berlanga (Soria)

Anonimous
ca. 1125-1150 | Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati)
Work by the same author
Processional Cross

Processional Cross

Anonimous
ca. 1519-1521 | Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond)
Work by the same author
Currently sharing location
Fibulas

Fibulas

Anonimous
IV a.C. | LEIZA: Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie (Maguncia)
Work by the same author
Matching keywords in the title (1)
Same object (fibula)
Fibula

Fibula

Anónimo procedente de Castilla y León
ca. 150-72 a. C. | The Hispanic Society of America (New York)
The title is identical
Same object (fibula)
St John the Evangelist

St John the Evangelist

Anonimous
Late 15th c. | Musée Bonnat-Helleu, musée des beaux-arts de Bayonne
Work by the same author