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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.
ProvenanceAcquired 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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