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LOT 1610
Bronze Age Neck Torc
CENTRAL EUROPE, CIRCA 1000 B.C.
7 3/4 in. (87 grams, 19.5 cm).
Comprising a round-section body twisted at one end with a single looped terminal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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