500386 Brooch in the Form of a Six-Pointed Star, late 700s-early 800s (gold with repouss矇 and filigree decoration, copper backplate) by Carolingian School; v cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Women used brooches like this to fasten their veils beneath the chin. Its rare form - a hexagram - suggests that it also functioned as a talisman or amulet to attract good luck and to ward off evil. ); Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund; European, out of copyright.