6th-7th century A.D. With discoid base and four straps containing the sphere, attached to a narrow collar at the top with a suspension ring; punched decoration to the straps. Cf. similar set in gold in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.22.139.51. 96.4 grams, 88 mm (3 1/2 in.).

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.