Copper-alloy, 6.99 grams, 45.17 mm. Circa 11th century AD. A cast copper-alloy plaque formed as a narrow plate with lobed outline, thick transverse collar and lozenge-shaped terminal with a knop to the three outer corners. The plate is pierced in two places for attachment. The terminal has a central depression. A similar design appears on Anglo-Scandinavian stirrup mounts of Williams's Class A Type 12. Reference: Williams, D. Late Saxon Stirrup-Strap Mounts, CBA Research Report 111, London, 1997 p.71ff. Very fine condition. Provenance: found in Lincoln, 1990.