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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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Found Seaham, Co Durham, UK. Property of a Durham private collector.