Eagle fibula found at Badajoz made of sheet gold over bronze inlaid with garnets, amythysts, and colored glass. Similar eagle-shaped fibulae have been excavated from Visigothic graves in Spain and Ostrogothic graves in northern Italy.
Eagle fibula found at Badajoz made of sheet gold over bronze inlaid with garnets, amythysts, and colored glass. Similar eagle-shaped fibulae have been excavated from Visigothic graves in Spain and Ostrogothic graves in northern Italy.
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Source: https://art.thewalters.org/detail/16373/eagle-fibula-3/
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