Silver, 32.07 grams, 59.00 mm. 6th-9th century AD. An extremely large, slightly dished disc brooch with a circular central perforation, surrounded by a ring of punched dots. Outside this is a series of quadrants delineated with punched dots, each containing a ring-and-dot motif. A slightly eccentric outer border of punched dots completes the design. On the reverse, the pin-lug and catchplate are in place, both containing mineralized iron residue from the pin. Disc brooches are a long-lived Anglo-Saxon fashion, with little variation in the design; early examples were worn by females in pairs at the shoulders but the present brooch is much larger than the 5th-6th century examples (typically 3-3.5cm) and is large enough to have fastened a cloak or shawl in the manner of those shown on the shepherds in the 'Romulus and Remus' scene on the Franks Casket. Reference: cf. Middle Saxon examples in West. S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, p.253 figs.7-9. Extremely fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.