Copper-alloy, 17.10 grams; 38.14 mm. Circa 10th – 11th century AD. A pentagonal Anglo-Scandinavian mount with incised decoration in the shape of a central fleur-de-lys and lateral animal-heads. The apex loop was lost in antiquity; the single lower rivet is still in situ. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts - A Classification and Catalogue, CBA Research Report111, Oxford, 1997, p.40ff. Very fine condition. Found Essex.