Copper-alloy, 10.41 grams, 50.97 mm. 5th-6th century AD. A crisply-cast example of a classic small-long brooch form. The rectangular headplate is decorated with a series of punched roundels around the outer edges. The plain bow is delicately moulded, and the lozengiform footplate extends to a raised animal-head terminal with triangular brow bearing a single roundel. Punched roundel decoration on the footplate mirrors the design of the headplate. The pin-lug and catchplate are complete. Reference: MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, p.127 item 15.8. Extremely fine condition.