Eagle Bruch: 1,500 Years Old Pin Filled with Bright Jewels and Glass – Weared by a Strong Visigos Woman

These two eagle-shaped pins were discovered in central Spain and were discovered in the early 6th century during the time when the visiting kingdom ruled the area. A popular symbol among viewers, the predatory bird represents power. And the eagle pin is often seen in the tombs of Visigos women.

Currently, these brooches in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid, are made of gold-plated bronze and measure approximately 4.6 inches (11.8 cm) tall. Cells of the contours of the eagle are inserted into the corridor technique with red and blue-green glass and white stones. The Eagles’ eyes are blue gems. On the back is the spring mechanism of the pin and the clasp piece.

During the period of European migration (4th to 8th centuries), the power of the Roman Empire faded, and groups such as Visgos (West Goth) moved westward from Central Europe to the Iberian Peninsula. They founded a kingdom based in Toledo, Spain, and art and writing flourished in the Kingdom of Visgos in the 6th and 7th centuries.

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According to Katherine Reynolds Brown, an art historian at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the recurring theme of Visigos Art was Eagle. And these eagle pins are often found in pairs of female graves. According to Walter’s Art Museum, the pins may have been used to secure shoulder clothing at the shoulders.

In the mid-7th century, King Visigos ordered the establishment of the Visigoesensitis Code. According to historian Suzanne Foney Wemple, women were allowed to inherit the land and title and were able to arrange their own marriage. However, only the names of powerful visigoth women known from historical records are known from historical records.

Eagle Bruch suggests that the owner is an influential woman, but the lack of harsh excavations at Alovera Cemetery a century ago may never know whether they are in fact the property of the Queen of Visigoth.