Saxon Square-Headed Bow Brooch - TB12 Finish:Bronze pendant holder and Master of

pendant holder and Master of Defense Pendant

with six small studs on each

) 2 3/16" x 1/2" (5

From a 15th C pendant shown in a Flemish Book of Hours manuscript in the British Museum Library 1 3/8" x 7/8" (3

Saxon Square-Headed Bow Brooch - TB12 Finish:Bronze pendant holder and Master ofThis bow brooch is based on a 6th Century Anglo Saxon brooch in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bow brooches were worn by Germanic peoples like the Goths, Franks, Anglo Saxons and Vikings and were influenced by late Roman fibulae brooches. Each new Saxon invasion brought new designs from Europe into England by the conquerors. Cast in bronze, this piece is also available with a silver plated or blackened silver plated finish. This brooch has a steel