Copper-alloy, 15.49 grams, 50.95 mm. 6th century AD. This mount was originally the terminal from the footplate of a great-square-headed brooch which has been fractured in antiquity and pierced for re-use. This was a fairly common practice with decorative elements from Anglo-Saxon brooches. Reference: Lakenheath find in West. S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998 p.224 fig.106(5). Very fine condition.