Copper-alloy, 25.98 grams, 38.17 mm. Circa 12th-13th century AD. An openwork cast spherical fitting comprising a tubular band pierced in two places for attachment to the hilt; above this a latticework sphere with bosses at the nodes, rising to a concave disc with four circular piercings; above this hemispherical knop. The fitting is of a similar construction to a series of ecclesiastical mounts illustrated in Murawski, p.407. Reference: Murawski, P. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003 item M09-0210, 0216, 0217. Fine condition. Provenance: found at Chaddesley Corbett, Hereford, England; recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme under reference WMID1007.