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Replica of an early medieval Anglo-Saxon bow brooch from the Merovingian Period found in Kent. Available in Bronze, silver-plated or 925 silver. 7 x 4 cmProductdetails...
Replica of an early medieval bow brooch from Kent.
This replica of an early medieval bow brooch was made true to detail after an orignal find from the Merovingian period and dates to the time of approx. 500 - 550 AD.Bow brooches of this type are also called seven-button brooches. The original brooch used for this replica was made in southern Germany, but was found in Kent, England, and is now in the possession of the British Museum in London. Link to the original brooch...
During the Early Middle Ages, bow brooches were mainly worn by West Germanic women and were very common in the Alemannic, Frankish and Thuringian regions during the Merovingian period.
Such bow fibulae were part of the four-fibula costume, which was typical for the garments of the Merovingian period among the West Germanic peoples and consisted of two larger bow fibulae in the lower part of the garment and two smaller S-fibulae in the upper part.
The bow fibulae were worn in pairs near the waist to close the garment.
Dimensions of the early medieval bow brooch: 7 x 4 cm.
The needle is 4 cm long.
The original seven-knob brooch replica originally had carnelian inlays, we have used red glass flux for this.
We offer this bow brooch made of high-quality bronze or in real silver-plated
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