Record ID: WAW-0FABC1
Object type: BROOCH
Broad period: EARLY MEDIEVAL
County: Worcestershire
Workflow stage: Published
Early Anglo-Saxon copper-alloy supporting-arm brooch (or Stutzarmfibel) dating to c. 420-c. 480 AD. The head is an inverted triangle with an obliquely angled reverse, which has perforated terminals which would have supported the axis, spring and pin. The top of the bow has two pairs of transverse linear groove as decoration before the bow arches and tapers to become rectangular in cross-section. Towards the base of the bow is a further pair of transverse grooves. The vertical foot is also decorated with a pair of transverse grooves, and on the reverse has a short, solid catchplate whi…
Created on: Monday 11th November 2013
Last updated: Wednesday 7th May 2014
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