Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0330
Large Saxon Period Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal Orb
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (96.4 grams, 88 mm).
With discoid base and four straps containing the sphere, attached to a narrow collar at the top with a suspension ring; punched decoration to the straps.
Provenance
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
Literature
Cf. similar set in gold in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.22.139.51.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0330
Large Saxon Period Silver Pendant with Rock Crystal Orb
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,420
RELATED LOTS
-
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. -
.jpg)
Anglo-Saxon Glass Bead Group
6th-8th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Restrung, comprising melon and biconvex types and a pierced Roman bronze coin used as a pendant. 14 grams, 59 mm
Found on an Anglo-Saxon site in Suffolk, UK. Acquired from Den of Antiquity, 2009. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. -
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.
