6th century A.D.. 'Florid' type with square panel of Style I ornament to the headplate and fragment of one lateral lug with billet ornament, deep bow with square stud, footplate with Style I orament and one lappet, upper section of the mask forming the foot; ferrous lump from the pin and catch to the reverse. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E., A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 12.36. 70 grams, 91 mm (3 1/2 in.).

Found Lincolnshire, UK. From an old private collection of Norfolk, UK, gentleman, formed since 1998.