Copper-alloy, 5.12 grams, 47.65 mm. Circa 4th-5th century AD. A Late Roman cast copper-alloy strap end of lanceolate design with transverse slot in the upper edge. The strap end features similar designs on both faces: incised borders, a row of punched-point detail above the waist, a transverse collar at the waist and a row of ring-and-dot motifs below the waist - on one side with two outliers forming a cross. The finial is a small knop. The upper edge is pierced for an attachment rivet. Reference: Bishop, M.C. & Coulston, J.C.N. Roman Military Equipment From the Punic Wars to the Fall of Rome Oxford, 2006 fig.88.12 for general lanceolate form. Extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: found East Anglia, UK.