Copper-alloy, 13.37 grams, 16.40 mm. 8th-10th century AD. A cast copper-alloy D-shaped buckle loop with heavy ribbed decoration on the outer edges. The rear bar is comparatively narrow and shows some wear at the point where the tongue rested. Reference: cf. buckles from Coddenham in West, S. A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Material from Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, p.136. Published: Hammond, Brett. British Artefacts, volume 2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection, found East Anglia, England.