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LOT 1787
Bronze Age Twisted Bar Neck Torc
CENTRAL EUROPE, 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (65 grams, 15 cm).
Round in section with twisted body, scrolled finials.
ProvenanceEx German collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. similar in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1984,0704.1.
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