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LOT 1226
Viking Age Silver Twisted Torc
9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (38 grams,13 cm).
A small silver neck torc formed of twisted rods with hammered looped terminals. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously acquired in the 1980s.
From a North West London collection.
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