Copper-alloy, 36.40 grams, 180 mm. 5th-8th century AD. A sturdy, copper-alloy dress pin or garment fastener in the form of a conical spike, its upper quarter is ribbed with every third collar thicker and with longitudinal ribs. The head is of 'flask' type. Below the zone of collars is a hatched zone with transverse piercing holding a separate copper-alloy ring; a series of triangles below this completes the decoration. Reference: cf. similar from grave 418 Jauneikiai in Griciuviene, E. Ziemgaliai - The Semigalians, Latvia, 2005, item 438. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.