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.

CONDITION

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