Group of Merovingian brooches from the Collection of the Comtesse de Béhague (1870-1939)
6th century
Merovingian France
Garnet brooches: 4 cm / 1.6 in. (diameter) gold, garnet, cement, copper alloy; Disk brooch: 4.4 cm / 1.7 in. (diameter) gold, cement, copper alloy; Bird brooches: 3.3 x 1.8 cm / 1.3 x 0.7 in., silver, gilding, garnet