Gilt copper-alloy, 16.94 grams, 32.99 mm. 13th-15th century AD. A carefully modelled mount in the form of a dog's head moulded in the round. Its muzzle, brow and pate are decorated with bands of ropework decoration. The triangular ears are placed on the rear edges of the sides. The nose, eyes and lower jaw are detailed with linear designs. Beneath the head a long (24mm) shank is attached, square in section at the top becoming circular below. The overall impression is a of a canine of the wolf-hound variety. Reference: Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003 item M09-0205. Good very fine condition, the gilding substantially complete. Provenance: from an old English collection.