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Historical Archive: Morgan Library and Museum

Most material is catalogued in Noël Adams, Bright Lights in the Dark Ages (2014), which I have reviewed here.
New York, Morgan Library and Museum


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gold/garnet/crystal/glass brooch, late 2nd-early 1st c. BCE, northeastern Black Sea, with Hellenistic carnelian intaglio Athena and Nike, Morgan 2012.2:14
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disk brooch, gold and glass, 1st c. BCE/CE, eastern Black Sea, Morgan 2012.2:104
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gold and glass pendant, 1st c. BCE-2nd c. CE, eastern Black Sea, Morgan 2012.2:16
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frog brooch, Gaul late 1st-mid 3rd c., copper alloy/enamel/glass/silver/gilt, Morgan 2012.2:4
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Roman harness distributor, 2nd-3rd c., copper alloy, Morgan 2012.2:7
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Headdress mount(?), gold/garnet/glass/poss. jadeite, 2nd-3rd c., eastern Black Sea, Morgan 2012.2:105
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ring, gold/garnet, 3rd c., eastern Roman (Georgia?), Morgan 2012.2:11
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silver spoons, c.250-300, top: Morgan 2012.2:1; bottom: Gaul, Morgan 2012.2:2
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cicada brooch, silver/copper alloy, 5th c. "Hunnic," Morgan 2012.2:106
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buckle, c.400-450 "Hunnic," gold/silver/garnet, Morgan 2012.2:24
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buckle, gold/garnet, c.400-450, Morgan 2012.2:32
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eagle mount, gold/garnet, c.450-500, Morgan 2012.2:53
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eagle head strap end, copper alloy/gilt/glass, c.450-700 Gothic or Byzantine, Morgan 2012.2:58
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pendant, gold/garnet/glass, late 5th-early 6th c., Black Sea: Gothic or Byzantine, Morgan 2012.2:39
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earrings, gold/garnet/glass/pearls/silver/gilt, late 5th-early 6th c., Ostrogothic, Morgan 2012.2:111
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eagle brooch, gold/garnet/glass/pearls/silver/gilt, late 5th-early 6th c., Ostrogothic, Morgan 2012.2:108
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buckle, copper alloy/gilt/garnet/glass, late 5th-early 6th c., Spain? Morgan 2012.2:57
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harness mount fragment, copper alloy/gilt, 6th c. Anglo-Saxon, Morgan 2012.2:70
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S-brooch, copper alloy, 6th c. Anglo-Saxon, Morgan 2012.2:115
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eagle brooch, 6th c.? Spain? Morgan
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bow brooch, silver gilt/garnet/copper alloy/iron, c.500 "Eastern Germanic," Morgan 2012.2:60a or b
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eagle brooch, gold/garnet/cuttlebone, early 6th c., Morgan 2012.2:96
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great square-headed brooch, early 6th c. Anglo-Saxon, copper alloy/gilt/enamel/iron, Morgan 2012.2:68
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cruciform brooch, copper alloy/gilt/silver/iron, c.500-550 Anglo-Saxo, Morgan 2012.2:72
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cruciform brooch foot plate, Morgan 2012.2:72
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bird brooch, silver/gilt/garnet/iron, c.500-550 Frankish, Morgan 2012.2:20
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disk brooch, copper alloy, c.500-550, Morgan 2012.2:75
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S-brooch, copper alloy, c.550-600, Morgan 2012.2:109
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S-brooch, silver/gilt/garnet, c.550-600, Morgan 2012.2:54
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rosette brooch, silver/gilt/garnet, c.550-600, Morgan 2012.2:52
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bird of prey brooch casing, gold/garnet, c.550-early 7th c., Morgan 2012.2:55
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radiate-head bow brooches, copper alloy/gilt, late 6th-early 7th c. eastern Europe (Carpathians/Balkins?), Morgan 2012.2:79a,b
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gold buckle, 7th c. Byzantine, Morgan 2012.2:41
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silver buckle, 7th c. Byzantine, Morgan 2012.2:42
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silver/gilt pendant, early 7th c. Avar, Morgan 2012.2:80
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gold buckle, c.600-650 Byzantine, Morgan 2012.2:50a or b
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birds: girdle or satchel fitting, copper alloy, c.600-670, Morgan 2012.2:112
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girdle or satchel fitting, Morgan 2012.2:112
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disk brooch, copper alloy/cement/gold/garnet/glass/mother-of-pearl/iron, c.640-60, Morgan 2012.2:113
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Burgundian buckle, iron/silver/brass, c.650-700, Morgan 2012.2:56
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gryphon belt mount, copper alloy tinned, late 7th-early 9th c. Avar, Morgan 2012.2:84
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buckle, copper alloy, 8th c. Hispano-Visigothic or early Umayyad, Morgan 2012.2:67
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Khazar belt mount, silver/gilt, 8th-9th c., Morgan 2012.2:89
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Lindau Gospels upper cover, gold/gems, c.870-80, Morgan MS M. 1, which has its own page.
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disk with falconer, silver/gilt, 12th-13th c. Volga Bulgar, Morgan 2012.2:92
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Stavelot Triptych, Mosan, c.1156-58, Morgan AZ001, which has its own page.