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Description: | Anglo-Saxon supporting-arm bow brooch dating from the first few decades of the fifth century AD. This example has an expanding head terminal for the copper alloy spring and iron pin (now missing). The body of the brooch is an arched bow tapering from the head down towards the foot. The body of the brooch is decorated with two incised transverse grooves at the top, a central vertical groove down the bow, and another two transverse grooves above where the expanded foot would have been (also missing). The brooch, although incomplete, is in good condition and measures 21.97mm long; the head is 17mm wide. It weighs 7.4g.These small supporting arm brooches are quite rare in England and are believed to have been made on the Continent. They have been divided into two types by Böhme (1974), summarised in English by Evison (1977), based on the width of the head; this example belongs to the Perlberg type (head width 12-22mm).The Clifton Hampden location of the find is interesting as two further examples are known very locally; one from Dorchester (Dickinson 1976:183) and one from Wally Corner, Berinsfield (MacGregor & Bolick 1993:150, no. 17.1). The date-range of these brooches covers the first half and middle of the fifth century.
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