Copper-alloy, 2.43 grams, 22.76 mm. 7th-8th century AD. A cast triangular mount with ropework entwined snakes central motif, with open mouths, within a knotwork border. There are no indications of attachment points, suggesting that it was part of a larger object; triangular elements of this form (but larger) are found on some 7th century Anglo-Saxon drinking horns. Reference: cf. the knotwork design on the head of the stylus from Strickland in Webster, L. & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, p.142. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: found Yorkshire, England.