Silver wire and amber, 4.97 grams, 54.75 mm and 5.44 grams, 60.45 mm. 5th - 6th century AD. Two silver-wire circlets with the beads still attached. One comprises five amber discs, while the other carries four amber discs and a tubular bead. The silver-wire has been re-joined. The small size of the beads and circumference of the circlet make these pieces unusual – perhaps intended for a child. Reference: West. S.
A Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Finds From Suffolk East Anglian Archaeology 84, Ipswich, 1998 p.176 fig.3.
Published: Hammond, Brett. British Artefacts, volume I - Early Anglo-Saxon. Very fine condition. Ex property of the deceased estate of J S N Wright.
This antiquity is accompanied by an XRF metal test certificate from Oxford X-ray Fluorescence Ltd.