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LOT 1853
Anglo-Saxon Human Cranium and Fragments
6TH-11TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
4 - 6 in. (284 grams total, 10-15.2 cm).
Fragments of the vault of a human skull, repaired and partly restored. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in a Peterborough clay pit, Cambridgeshire, UK.
From an old English collection.
Acquired from Stone Treasures, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, UK, circa 2013.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
NB: This lot is strictly for collection only.
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Anglo-Saxon Gilt Bronze Garnet Jewelled Great Square-Headed Brooch
525-575 A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Fragments comprising: rectangular headplate with raised bands separating the zones of Salin Style I and other ornament, shallow bow with three vertical raised ribs, lozengiform footplate with lateral lappets and lobes, central cell with inset garnet cloison; the brooch of Hines Group XXII. 68.16 grams total, 22-41 mm
Found whilst searching with a metal detector in Brompton-on-Swale and Scorton, Richmondshire, North Yorkshire, UK, on 8 November 2014; declared as 'not treasure' under Treasure reference no.2015 T386, and returned to the finder. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.DUR-353A49. Accompanied by a copy of the report of potential Treasure find from Brompton compiled by the British Museum for H.M.Coroner with no.2015 T386. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Anglo-Saxon Bronze Cruciform Bow Brooch
6th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
With square headplate and three pelta-shaped radiating plaques with incised linear detailing, deep bow with chamfered ends, footplate with transverse ribbed collars, trapezoidal finial, pin-lug and catchplate to the reverse. 34 grams, 89 mm
Found Lincolnshire, UK, prior to a Time Team dig on an important Iron Age and Roman site. Ex Kelway collection; formed between 1975 and 2015. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Anglo-Saxon Glass Bead Collection
Circa 5th-7th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Including fusiform types with marvered trails and other types. 26.6 grams total, 20-27 mm
Found Suffolk, UK. Acquired from Den of Antiquity, circa 2009. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by an old handwritten dealer's ticket. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
