Silver-gilt, 0.75 grams, 43.49 mm. 7th-9th century AD. A delicate dress-pin with parallel-sided shaft and globular head decorated with three filigree hoops above and below the equator which bears a filigree band. Reference: Webster, L & Backhouse, J. The Making of England. Anglo-Saxon Art and Culture AD 600-900, London, 1991, p.85 fig.66j. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: ex Lord McAlpine collection with old sales ticket.