5th-7th century AD. A convex-sided bronze openwork bar decorated with series of small ring-and-dot decorations on both surfaces; the central motif an openwork cross, the voids formed as ring-and-dot motifs; a pair of circular voids, one partial, with ring-and-dot borders at each end. Cf. openwork buckle plates from Fairford (Gloucestershire) with circular openings and punched decoration (item 34.39) in MacGregor, A. & Bolick, E. A Summary Catalogue of the Anglo-Saxon Collections (Non-Ferrous Metals), Oxford, 1993, p.202. 23.18 grams, 10.6cm (4"). Found Lincolnshire, UK. [No Reserve]