Gilt copper-alloy and bone, 7.33 grams, 24.95 mm. Circa 6th century AD. A cast copper-alloy circular mount with heavily gilded surface. The central element is a pierced bone hemisphere in a deep collet with slashed decoration. Surrounding this is a deep border enclosing a zoomorphic motif within an outer double border. The zoomorphic design comprises a procession of eleven Style I animal-legs radiating from the central boss. On the reverse, three mounting lugs are encased within ferrous blocks. The heavy gilding is intact, preserving the fine details of the design. Reference: similar circular mount from Ipswich in West. S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998 (pl.96 item 2) and another from Sutton (pl.128 item 12). Extremely fine condition, gilding intact. Provenance: found Little Chesterford, Essex, England.