Copper-alloy, 11.47 grams, 87.25 mm. Circa 5th century AD. A cast copper-alloy military strap end with split plate. The trapezoidal upper section bears an incised border, developing into a waisted section with lunate projections, long fish-shaped plate and v-shaped finial with facetting. The edges of the fish are ornamented with punched dot-and-arch motifs. The transverse slot in the upper edge retains the iron rivet. The strap end resembles in shape the famous example from Tortworth, Gloucestershire, although lacking the horse-head and roundel detailing. The v-shaped slot in the lower end may have been used as a nail-cleaner. Reference: cf. the Tortworth strap end in Hawkes, S. C. Soldiers and Settlers in Fourth to Fifth Century Britain in Medieval Archaeology, 1961, fig.8. Extremely fine condition, complete. Provenance: found East Anglia, ex Nigel Mills.