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title: Saxon Square-Headed Bow Brooch
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3383/saxon-square-headed-bow-brooch/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Saxon Square-Headed Bow Brooch

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Saxon Square-Headed Bow Brooch](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3383.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/3383.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Saxon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Saxons/) Square-Headed Bow Brooch, Anglo-Saxon, 6th century CE, Metropolitan Museum of Art.

## Bibliography

- [Art Object | The Metropolitan Museum Mobile](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/466124?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=saxons&pos=9 "Art Object | The Metropolitan Museum Mobile"), accessed 1 Dec 2016.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2014, December 24). Saxon Square-Headed Bow Brooch. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3383/saxon-square-headed-bow-brooch/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Saxon Square-Headed Bow Brooch." *World History Encyclopedia*, December 24, 2014. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3383/saxon-square-headed-bow-brooch/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Saxon Square-Headed Bow Brooch." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Dec 2014, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/3383/saxon-square-headed-bow-brooch/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/466124?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=saxons&pos=9) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/466124?rpp=30&pg=1&ft=saxons&pos=9). Submitted by [Karen Barrett-Wilt](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/klbwilt/ "User Page: Karen Barrett-Wilt"), published on 24 December 2014. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.