Copper-alloy, 3.09 grams, 38.32 mm. Circa 9th century AD. A zoomorphic strap end with an extended snout bearing facial details, now abraded. The leaf-shaped body bears a central field with a stylized beast filled with niello in contorted pose. A segmented fan-shaped motif is placed above, below the two rivet holes. Reference: Smith, R.A. British Museum Guide to Anglo-Saxon Antiquities, Trustees of the British Museum, 1923 p.107, fig.131(2) and compare the Trewhiddle Style beast motif in fig.120(3). Very fine condition.