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LOT 0299
Anglo-Saxon Glass and Amber Bead Necklace String
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 in. (32 grams, 26 cm).
Including annular, tubular, and other types, a large amber tabular bead to the centre.
ProvenanceFound Seaham, Co Durham, UK.
Property of a Durham private collector.
See Brugmann, B., Glass Beads from Early Anglo-Saxon Graves, Oxford, 2004.
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Anglo-Saxon Brooch Terminal with Ravens
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Pelta-shaped with plaque with median panel of knotwork and pellets, flanking addorse bird-heads each with pellet eye and hooked beak; attachment lugs to reverse. 5.15 grams, 22 mm
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Anglo-Saxon Glass and Amber Necklace Bead Group
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Including oblate, annular, mosaic and other types. 32 grams total, 5-20 mm
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK. Property of a Durham private collector. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Wrist Clasp Pair
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Each a flat bronze plaque with two panels of horizontal ribbing dividing the upper face, a pair of ring-and-dot motifs to the outer panels and a single motif to the median, loop to the rear edge of each panel and pierced lug to the forward edge; Hines Form B12. 10.16 grams total, 33 mm each
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK. Property of a Durham private collector.
The two clasp-halves are from the same suite but are not a pair - the corresponding half would be similar but with a hook to engage with and fasten the pierced lug.
