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LOT 1543
Viking Age Silver Twisted Neck Torc
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (92 grams, 15.3 cm).
With round-section twisted wire body, tubular sleeves with faux ropework collars and ribbed suspension loop, one terminal repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection before 2000.
UK art market.
Ex property of a London gentleman.
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