Sir John Evans's Collections of Artefacts
Anglo-Saxon Beads
Country of Origin: Britain
Description: String of 14 amethyst beads
Dimensions:
Object Period: Anglo-Saxon
Provenance: Faversham, Kent
Museum Accession No.: AN1909.162
Aquisition History: Presented to the Ashmolean by Sir Arthur Evans in 1909.
Other Information: (No 3 on photograph) There are a number of artefacts from the early Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Faversham in Kent in the Evans Collection, including a jewelled disc brooch (AN1909.196), a bracteate (AN1909.194) and a jewelled pendant (AN1909.207) (These objects can be viewed on this website).
