Copper-alloy, 11.69 grams, 42.01 mm. 10th-11th century AD. A cast strap end of D-shaped profile. The openwork decoration comprises a central column with flared triangular middle section between the two outer edges with curled inner protrusions. The wide upper end is decorated with three ring-and-dot motifs, and a further example is placed on the central panel on both upper and lower surfaces. The lower end features a discoid terminal with a circular piercing. The central column may represent the Mjötviðr or World-Tree which sustains all creation. Reference: cf. openwork strap end in Murawski, P.G. Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Ely, 2003, p.327. Very fine condition. Provenance: from an old English collection.