Copper-alloy, 14.55 grams, 43.73 mm. 5th-6th century AD. A good example of an Anglo-Saxon small-long brooch, it features a rectangular headplate with five lobes each containing an inset punched pellet. The carinated bow has facetted ends extending to two transverse ribbed collars above a spatulate footplate with a pelletted lower border. The pin-lugs and catchplate are still in place. Reference: MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, p.135 item 15.41. Very fine condition.