10th-12th century AD. A ferrous D-shaped purse-mount with two round voids and a median slot to accept the closing strap; bands of inlaid silver coils and tendrils. See Fodor, I. et al. La Hongrie de l'An Mil. Naissance d'une Nation Européenne, Budapest, 1998. 54.7 grams, 10.1cm (4"). Part of a West London collection; formerly the property of a European gentleman living in Germany; acquired in Germany in the 1990s. [No Reserve]