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LOT 1606

Bronze Age Decorated Neck Torc

CENTRAL EUROPE, CIRCA 1000 B.C.

8 3/8 in. (181 grams, 21.2 cm).

Lozenge-section annular body with punched ring-and-dot decoration on the upper face. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1606

Bronze Age Decorated Neck Torc

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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