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LOT 1677
Bronze Age Twisted Bar Neck Torc
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (113 grams, 20.5 cm).
Round in section with twisted body, scrolled finials.
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. similar in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1984,0704.1.
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