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LOT 1691
Very Large Viking Period Twisted Neck Torc with Loop Terminals
10TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
8 7/8 in. (590 grams, 22.5 cm).
A substantial neck-ring formed from twisted rods with looped terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Essex collection; by descent 1976.
LiteratureSee Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, LXI, 32; XCII, 19, for similar items.
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LOT 1691
Very Large Viking Period Twisted Neck Torc with Loop Terminals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
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