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LOT 1723
Anglo-Saxon Glass and Amber Necklace Bead Group
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 3/4 in. (32 grams total, 5-20 mm).
Including oblate, annular, mosaic and other types. [58]
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 Bronze Long Brooch
Circa 6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Trefoil headplate and carinated bow, footplate with lappets and transverse collar, pelta-shaped finial with punchmarks to outer edge; repaired from parts. 18.5 grams, 77 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
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. -
Large Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Brooch
Late 5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising a rectangular headplate with a central trapezoidal panel, three radiating collared D-section knops; a deep carinated bow with chamfered step at each end; trapezoidal foot with lateral coiled lappets; gusseted collar and carinated horse-head finial with scrolled nostrils; ferrous mass to reverse with impressed fabric, catchplate. 68 grams, 12.6 cm
Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK. Property of a Durham private collector.
