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title: Childeric's Bees
author: Bibliothèque nationale de France
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17021/childerics-bees/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2023-02-09
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# Childeric's Bees

_Authored by Bibliothèque nationale de France_

## Image File

[![Childeric's Bees](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17021.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17021.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) bees of King [Childeric I](https://www.worldhistory.org/Childeric_I/) (r. c. 458-481). The head and thorax are gold, the wings are encrusted with garnets. On the reverse, a clip.

Bibliothèque nationale de France, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).

## Cite This Work

### APA
France, B. n. d. (2023, February 09). Childeric's Bees. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17021/childerics-bees/>
### Chicago
France, Bibliothèque nationale de. "Childeric's Bees." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 09, 2023. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17021/childerics-bees/>.
### MLA
France, Bibliothèque nationale de. "Childeric's Bees." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Feb 2023, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17021/childerics-bees/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b7700172d) by **Bibliothèque nationale de France**. Submitted by [Harrison W. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/harrisonwmark/ "User Page: Harrison W. Mark"), published on 09 February 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.