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LOT 0357

Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,950


CELTIBERIAN GOLD NECK TORC
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
5 3/4 in. (165 grams, 14.8 cm).

A heavy penannular neck torc with carinated body and tapering coiled terminals.

PROVENANCE:
Nefer Gallery, Zurich, 1980s.
French private collection.
with Christie's, Ancient Jewelry, New York, 7 December 2006, no.224 (US$ 20,000-$30,000).
French private collection.

Accompanied by copies of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.

LITERATURE:
Cf. Arce, J., Ensoli, S. & La Rocca, E., Hispania Romana. Da Terra Di Conquista a Provincia dell'Impero, Venezia, 1997, p.343, fig.63.

CONDITION