Copper-alloy, 11.47 grams, 31.45 mm. 11th-15th century AD. A small casting formed as a bearded male modelled in the round with his head raised, his right hand on his rear and his left hand raised to his mouth as if to cover it. A cast bracket extends from the small of his back, pierced for attachment. The lower end of the piece is a truncated shaft. Reference: cf. Read, B. Metal Artefacts of Antiquity, Vol.1, Langport, 2001, item 720ff. Very fine condition. Provenance: found Epping, Essex, England.