Copper-alloy, 6.27 grams, 27.61 mm. 10th-11th century. A finely-cast copper-alloy mount bearing ornamental Winchester-style decoration with six piercings in a symmetrical openwork design. A small lozenge is the central motif. The layout suggests an animal’s head seen from above, or even the man-between-beasts motif found on earlier Anglo-Saxon metalwork. There are no attachment points on the reverse, implying that the mount may have been sewn in position through one or more of the piercings. Reference: Webster, L & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, p.96 fig.81. Very fine condition.