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title: Visigothic Fibula
author: Walters Art Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3137/visigothic-fibula/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Visigothic Fibula
_Authored by Walters Art Museum_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3137.jpg)
## Image Caption
This fibula (pin used for fastening a piece of clothing) is one of a pair made by a Visigothic artist out of [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) over [bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) with gemstones, glass and meerschaum. 6th century CE. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
## Cite This Work
### APA
Museum, W. A. (2014, October 10). Visigothic Fibula. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Museum, Walters Art. "Visigothic Fibula." *World History Encyclopedia*, October 10, 2014. .
### MLA
Museum, Walters Art. "Visigothic Fibula." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Oct 2014, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Visigothic_-_Pair_of_Eagle_Fibula_-_Walters_54421,_54422.jpg) by [**Walters Art Museum**](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Visigothic_-_Pair_of_Eagle_Fibula_-_Walters_54421,_54422.jpg). Submitted by [Karen Barrett-Wilt](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/klbwilt/ "User Page: Karen Barrett-Wilt"), published on 10 October 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.