Copper-alloy, 7.17 grams, 59.10 mm. 5th-6th century AD. An unusual early type of cruciform brooch. The headplate is flanked by two lateral wings which meet above; there is no top-knob. The carinated bow is facetted at each end and the footplate has almost lost its animal characteristics – the brow is represented by a transverse rectangular band and the muzzle has become a simple, flat trapezoid. Reference: MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals) BAR British Series 230, Oxford, 1993, pp.97,104 items 12.3, 24. Fine condition. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire, England.