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LOT 1393

Large Viking Age Bronze Twisted Torc

9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.

9 1/4 in. (457 grams, 23.5 cm).

Comprising overlapping arms and loop terminals. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.

Literature

Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, p.309, item 32; see Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, LXI, 32; XCII, 19, for similar items.

CONDITION

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LOT 1393

Large Viking Age Bronze Twisted Torc

Sold for (Inc. bp): £182

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