Copper alloy, 4.85 grams; 38.20 mm. Circa 6th-7th century AD. This unusual wrist-clasp is executed in an openwork style which is a rarity on this class of artefacts. The inner bar bears transverse billeted designs, while the outer zone is moulded in the form of two birds’ heads, their eyes indicated by ring-and-dot detailing and their open beaks connecting to a section comprising two discoid terminals with punched pellet decoration attached to a median bar. Reference: Hines, J. Clasps-Hektespenner-Agraffen: Anglo-Scandinavian Clasps of the Third to Sixth Centuries AD. Typology, Diffusion and Function. , Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien, 1993. Good fine condition.