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LOT 1670
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.
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. twisted gold neck-rings in Evans, J., The Ancient Bronze Implements, Weapons and Ornaments of Great Britain and Ireland, London, 1881, items 466-469.
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LOT 1670
Bronze Age Decorated Bar Neck Torc
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
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