Frankish bird brooches, 6th centurySilver-gilt with garnets over patterned foilThe dress of Frankish
Frankish bird brooches, 6th centurySilver-gilt with garnets over patterned foilThe dress of Frankish women generally consisted of a tunic, cinched by a belt from which hung an array of pendants. A wrap or cloak went over the tunic. Shoes and hosiery, fastened with buckles, covered the legs. Earrings, necklaces, and hairpins completed the ensemble.Aspects of this dress changed from the 300s to the 600s, and brooches in particular convey changes in taste. From the 300s to the 500s, pairs of small brooches, in an array of inventive shapes, held the wrap in place.In the Metropolitan Museum of Art: 17.192.178; 17.191.168 -- source link
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