6th century AD. A gilt bronze finial from a cruciform brooch comprising a stylised facing mask with raised 'bug' eyes, the beard parted at the chin and curled to form birds' heads in profile. Cf. West, S., A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk, East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998, fig.152(7"). 10.7 grams, 29mm (1"). Found while searching with a metal detector in Nethergate parish, Saxlingham, near Norwich, Norfolk, UK; in the 1980s; accompanied by an old Norwich Castle Museum envelope with reference numbers A.H.9 and 14319.