Gilt copper-alloy, 15.41 grams, 33.31 mm. 6th century AD. A crisply moulded saucer brooch from the pre-Christian period. The brooch consists of a flat face-plate surrounded by a thick everted rim. The design comprises a central roundel with concentric ring decoration, within a panel of decoration consisting of two semicircular zoomorphs each placed with its hindleg attached to the face of its partner; the eye, thick surround, three-band body and legs folded both under and behind the body are typical of the disjointed arrangement of Style I motifs. The pin-lug and part of the catchplate are present on the reverse. The gilding remains across much of the surface. Reference: MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), BAR British Series 230, 1993, p.53 item 2.49. Good very fine condition. Provenance: found Cambridgeshire.