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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.
Provenance
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK.
Property of a Durham private collector.
Literature
See Brugmann, B., Glass Beads from Early Anglo-Saxon Graves, Oxford, 2004.
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