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LOT 1682

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.

Provenance

Ex German collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. similar in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1984,0704.1.

CONDITION

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LOT 1682

Bronze Age Twisted Bar Neck Torc

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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