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LOT 0399
Large Viking Age Bronze Coiled Wire Neck Torc
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/8 in. (264 grams, 23.2 cm).
Comprising a single coiled rod with ribbed detailing, overlapping arms and loop terminals, one with securing button. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market since the early 2000s.
From the private Northern Ireland collection of R.M.
See Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, for similar items.
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