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LOT 0316

Large Viking Silver Twisted Neck Torc

9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.

7 7/8 in. (300 grams, 20 cm).

With a round-section faux twist body, the ends overlapping and curving at the ends, facetted knop finials.

Provenance

From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0316

Large Viking Silver Twisted Neck Torc

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170

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