Annular Brooch
Ashok Khare The annular brooch pictured above is one of several of its type that were found at the Anglo-Saxon cemetery at West Stow. It was found among other burial goods, including other types of brooches, girdle hangers, wrist clasps, a beaded necklace, and a variety of utilitarian items....
Wrist Clasp (Right)
This particular wrist clasp was discovered, along with its counterpart, around 1849 at the West Stow Anglo-Saxon burial site. It was found in a woman’s grave (#28), as most were- these clasps were generally associated with women’s clothing in the fifth and sixth centuries, though there is evidence in...
Small Long Brooch 1
I did my project on a brooch recovered from a graveyard near the current-day civil parish of Eriswell. The graveyard belonged to a village referred to as little Eriswell during the sixth-century and contained thirty-three burials. The brooch and the background of the cemetery in which it was found...
Cruciform Brooch
Sophia Heidebrecht Found in the grave of a woman at West Stow, this cruciform brooch is an elaborate example of Anglo-Saxon metalworking. While the particular significance of the brooch and its symbolism is largely lost to us now, it was important enough to the woman’s identity that she was...
Wrist Clasp (Left)
Hannah Rosenberg Known Context The left wrist clasp was found at West Stow in grave 28 of an Anglo-Saxon noblewoman. Discovered in its set with the right clasp, the left wrist clasp was in relatively good condition, with the decorations and hook visible. The wrist clasps were found among...
Wrist Clasp (Right)
Functions The function of these items in Anglo-Saxon England is hardly in doubt: they were worn in pairs as closures for sleeves which were slit at the wrist; here they occur only in women’s graves. In Norway on the other hand (where they are of a slightly different design),...
Anglo-Saxon Bucket
By Nicholas Spezia-Shwiff The object that I analyzed and digitally reconstructed was an Anglo-Saxon bucket found at the West Stow Village cemetery. This bucket was created sometime between 420 to 650 CE, during the period when West Stow was inhabited. This bucket is also rather small, around 22cm high...
