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LOT 1724
Anglo-Saxon Glass and Amber Necklace Bead Group.
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 7/8 in. (32 grams total, 5-23 mm).
Including oblate, melon, annular and other types. [56]
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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Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Great Square-Headed Brooch
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Comprising a rectangular headplate with openwork masks to the outer edge, imprint of fabric to the central panel; shallow bow with three vertical ribs; lappets below the bow, footplate developing to a triangular facing mask with domed eyes and concentric triangles, openwork finial with pelta-shaped panel; pin-lug and catch with ancient repair to the reverse. 72 grams, 13.9 cm
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK. Property of a Durham private collector. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Zoomorphic Strap End
8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Triangular in plan with low-relief beast-head finial, Trewhiddle Style reserved speckled beast; upper end absent. 3.47 grams, 28 mm
Found Yorkshire, UK. -
Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Florid Cruciform Brooch
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With highly decorative openwork border of Style I ornament to the headplate formed as a rectangular median plate with lateral wings, enhanced with punched-pellet detail to the sides and top edge of each; raised central square panel with incised rosette; to the middle of each edge a Style I human mask in plan, formed as a T-shaped brow-and-nasal with two pellet eyes, with pairs of Style I profile bird-heads with curved beaks; the bow deep with facetting at each end; the footplate rectangular with Style I lappets; transverse collar above a finial Style I human mask with complex beard below; pin-lugs and scar for catchplate to reverse. 52 grams, 12.3 cm
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK. Property of a Durham private collector.
