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LOT 1589
Anglo-Saxon Glass Bead Group
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (14 grams, 59 mm).
Restrung, comprising melon and biconvex types and a pierced Roman bronze coin used as a pendant. [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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Anglo-Saxon Bronze Bear Mask Mount
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Piriform in plan and plano-convex in section with raised vertical rib for the nose, two scaphoid eyes, remains of D-shaped lateral ears. 6.85 grams, 22 mm
Found Norfolk, UK, circa 2007. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Mount Group
Circa 6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: pelta-shaped bridle mount with three-band knotwork ornament to the obverse; lobed finial, possibly from a cruciform mount, with raised border and high-relief Insular Style knotwork. 11.8 grams total, 15-28 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Large Saxon Amber Bead Group
Circa 6th-7th century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £160
Comprising eight large beads, the larger ones of amorphous form and the smaller ones worked into regular shapes. 106 grams total, 33-44 mm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
