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LOT 0319
French Celtic Bronze Neck Torc
IRON AGE, 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (149 grams, 15.4 cm).
Round-section collar with La Tène scrolls and bosses to the upper face, bulbs flanking the centrepiece of three discoid cells with inset glass segmented bosses, each surmounted by a domed stud; bosses replaced; handwritten note by Philippe Chauchoy stating 'Torque celtique en bronze garanti authentique, avec cabochons refaits - Fin du IVe-début IIIe siècle av[ant] J.C.' [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Philippe Chauchoy, Amiens, Northern France, 1994.
From the private collection of a West Midlands lady collector.
Accompanied by an original handwritten and signed information card from Philippe Chauchoy, dated 6th June 1994.
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