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LOT 1631
Viking Period Bronze Twisted Neck Torc with Looped Terminals
9TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
9 7/8 in. (350 grams, 25 cm).
Formed of two twisted thick rods with overlapping arms and loop terminals.
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.
Cf. Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, p.309, item 32; see Sedov, B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, LXI, 32; XCII, 19, for similar items.
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LOT 1631
Viking Period Bronze Twisted Neck Torc with Looped Terminals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
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Viking Age Bronze Twisted Bracelet with Hatched Terminals
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Two rods tightly twisted and curved into a penannular shape, hammered flat towards the ends, each terminal with heavily hatched design to the outer edge. 80 grams, 80 mm
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From a Sussex, UK, private collection; acquired 1980s-1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
