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LOT 0314
Large Saxon Amber Bead Group
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 3/4 in. (106 grams total, 33-44 mm).
Comprising eight large beads, the larger ones of amorphous form and the smaller ones worked into regular shapes. [8]
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
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LOT 0314
Large Saxon Amber Bead Group
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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