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LOT 1135
Bronze Age Torc with Bulbs
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (298 grams total, 16 cm wide).
A bronze penannular torc displaying graduated biconical bulbs to the body, tapering plain terminals. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Early 1990s London collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
Literature
Cf. similar fragment of a torc in the collection of the British Museum, London, under accession number 1984,0704.1.
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