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LOT 1800
Viking Period Bronze Decorated Flat Bar Torc
CIRCA 9TH-11TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (39 grams, 12 cm).
Flat-section penannular body with coiled terminals, upper face with punched dot decoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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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