The St. Germain Fibula is a Frankish-looped fibula (a fibula being a clasp or brooch, often ornamented, from which the calf bone got its misnomer), crafted in the Frankish earl medieval style, which manifests itself in the cloisonne (enamelwork in which colored areas are separated by thin metal bands fixed edgewise to the ground) border. It is silver gilt (gild meaning to coat with gold, gold leaf, or a gold-colored substance) worked in filigree (delicate ornamental work) with inlays of garnets and other stones. The St. Germain Fibula is approximately four inches long, and created in the sixth century (500-599) A.D.. On many similar pieces fish were displayed in the center, perhaps showing the Frankish adoption of Christianity.
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