Lead, 7.67 grams, 14.13 mm. Circa 8th-10th century AD. A lead disc with a dished centre and an inlay of greenish glass, probably from a bead. Green and blue shades of glass were easily achieved by Anglo-Saxon craftsmen using fine sand and potash. Reference: Pollington, S. Mead Hall – Feasting in Anglo-Saxon England, Hockwold-cum-Wilton, 2003, p.136, 220. Ex K Derby collection. Very fine condition.

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