9th century AD. A silver strap end with zoomorphic head design, the outer edges decorated with billetted zones enclosing a field of foliate vine scroll detail, two rivet holes to the upper edge. Cf. Smith, R.A. British Museum Guide to Anglo-Saxon Antiquities, Trustees of the British Museum, 1923, p.107, fig.131(3"). Hammond, B. British Artefacts, volume 2 - Middle Saxon & Viking, Witham, 2010. 4 grams, 35mm (1 1/2"). From an old Illinois, USA, collection, 2005.