6th-7th century AD. A bronze bowl mount comprising a sub-oval plaque with three piercings for attachment, one of which retains an attachment pin; integral horse head with exaggerated arched neck; the horse holds its ears erect and is presented with a full muzzle with mouth wide open in a 'whinnying' gesture; diagonal lines used to express the texture of the animal's mane; old inked collector's note to the reverse 'Near Linton / Cambs'. Cf. Hammond, B., Benet's Artefacts of England and the United Kingdom, Third Edition, Witham, 2014, item A09-0138 for type.33.1 grams, 72mm (2 3/4"). Property of a Leicestershire collector; found near Linton, Cambridgeshire, UK.[No Reserve]