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LOT 1739
Anglo-Saxon Glass and Amber Necklace Bead Group
LATE 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1 in. (42 grams total, 5-27 mm).
Including oblate, annular, tubular and other types; large green glass melon bead. [54]
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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Saxon Bronze Strainer Spoon
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From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Late Anglo-Saxon Bronze Harness Fitting
Circa 1020-1100 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Flat in section with large loop at the upper edge, eccentrically-placed vertical slot, pairs of lateral lugs and scoop to the (broken) lower edge; Williams's Type 1 harness or bridle fitting. 19.7 grams, 41 mm
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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.
