Copper-alloy and silver, 10.10 grams, 61.13 mm. 5th-6th century AD. An Anglian cruciform brooch of the trefoil-head type with a square headplate and waisted D-shaped extensions on three sides. The bow is 'stepped' in profile, slightly carinated in section. The footplate is narrow with a ridged collar above an expanding finial. The pin-lug is in place on the reverse, as is the majority of the catchplate. The brooch is exceptional in several ways: the headplate is not decorated with the usual punched detailing; the bow is very angular rather than the normal curved profile; the silvering on the footplate is very heavy and is on both the outer face and the reverse. It seems likely, from the lack of punching and the silvered elements remaining, that the brooch's decorative quality derived from the reflective metallic surface. Reference: MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), BAR British Series 230, 1993, pp.104 item 12.24. Some loss from headplate but otherwise very fine condition. Provenance: found Thetford, Suffolk, England.