Copper-alloy, 11.67 grams; 43.97 mm. Circa 10th – 11th century AD. An Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mount of Williams's Class A Type 1, characterized by its pentagonal profile and incised decoration. The design consists of two addorsed lateral animal heads with long, drooping necks bound together in a mesh of tendrils. The reverse flange carries a single rivet-hole. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts - A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report111, Oxford, 1997, p.26ff. Very fine condition. Provenance: found near Cambridge, England.