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LOT 1580
Anglo-Saxon Glass and Ceramic Bead Group
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1 in. (47 grams total, 7-24 mm).
Including aqua glass melon beads, mosaic glass spherical beads and other types. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound on an Anglo-Saxon site in Suffolk, UK.
Acquired from Den of Antiquity, 2009.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
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Large Saxon Period Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal Orb
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From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Anglo-Saxon 'Gloucestershire' Bronze Decorated Pin
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Hipped dress pin with slight bulb to the lower shank, D-shaped headplate with lateral spurs to the upper edge, impressed ring-and-dot ornament, pierced close to one edge for attachment. 3.34 grams, 33 mm
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Horse Harness Pelta Mount
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Comprising a pelta-shaped panel pierced in three places to accept a rivet (one absent); obverse with low-relief Style II knotwork. 18.2 grams, 56 mm
Found Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. From an East Anglian private collection.
