fibule

This fibula has a cloisonné decoration in silver alloy, with garnets inserted with a double bevel on the edge. These garnets are set on gilded silver pebbles, with a checkerboard pattern. The edges are made of an angle iron that rests on an iron case with no visible attachment. There seems to be a copper alloy sheet to close the partition inside the iron case. On the perimeter of this one, one notes the presence of a damascene of elements in gilded copper. Some pebbles are reversed (front / back). It works in pairs with object 19 from the same burial, even if the motif is not identical on the two fibulae. The two fibulae do not have a completely identical decoration, even if they have the same general characteristics. The composition of the decoration respects an orthonormal scheme, the central field consists of two rectangular garnets joined to form a square. Fibula no. 19 has twelve garnets, two of which are square, two rectangular and four triangular. Fibula no. 3 has a thirteenth additional small garnet, triangular in shape. In addition, the arrangement of the triangular garnets on the two fibulae is not identical. It closed a garment.