Brooch in the Form of a Six-Pointed Star
Cleveland Museum of Art

Brooch in the Form of a Six-Pointed Star

late 700s-early 800s

gold with repoussé and filigree decoration; copper backplate
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

Look carefully at this brooch and notice a small animal, perhaps a dragon, camouflaged amid the swirling whirls of gold.

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