Anglo-Saxon 'Stylized Face' Button Brooch
Copper-alloy, 2.30 grams, 14.82 mm diameter. 5th - 6th century AD. The piece is a nice example of a Class Bii button brooch with a stylized male face. Traces of the original gilding remain. The attachment lugs are partly present on the reverse. Reference: Avent, R. & Evison, V.I. Anglo-Saxon Button Brooches in Archaeologia, vol.CVII, 1992. Very fine condition. Found Tilbury, Essex 2004.