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Brooch in the Form of a Six-Pointed Star
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About this work
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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineBrooch 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
