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LOT 0318
Viking Silver Twisted Torc with Stamped Terminals
LATE 9TH-EARLY 11TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (114 grams, 16 cm (266 grams total, 19 cm high including stand)).
Neck-ring with twisted section, integral loop and sprung catch, two triangular spurs with pointillé pattern ornament; mounted on a custom-made stand.
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market, 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12546-231309.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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