6th century AD. A central human mask on a bronze terminal formed as peltoid plate, flanked by style I bird-heads with hooked beaks; to the reverse a pierced lug and the remains of a second. Cf. MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, item 12.37. 7.78 grams, 33.23mm (1 1/4"). From an important London collection, acquired 1984 inventory no.84.144 / cat.2040.