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Fibulae
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A woman of high rank might have worn these twin fibulae on her shoulders, one fastening her inner garment on the right, the other her outer garment on the left.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFibulae, 500s-600s. Alemannic, Migration Period, 6th-7th century. Cast silver, parcel-gilt, with niello; overall: 10.5 x 6.5 x 1.7 cm (4 1/8 x 2 9/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2000.119.2
