Bronze Age Decorated Bar Neck Torc

CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

8 in. (185 grams, 20 cm).

Round in section tapering to each end with hook finials, band of notching to the inner face.

Provenance

Ex German collection, 1990s.

Literature

Cf. twisted gold neck-rings in Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, items 466-469.

CONDITION

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