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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.
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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