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Lot 14*

A Central European silver torc

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28 November 2019, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A Central European silver torc
Circa 700-400 B.C.
Of penannular form, the flattened terminals decorated with a herringbone pattern with a cross motif at each end, 12.5cm wide

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Provenance:
Lt Gen. A.H.L.F. Pitt-Rivers (1827-1900) collection, acquired in Duna Fergervar, Hungary, and housed in his museum in Farnham, Dorset.
Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 12 December 1990, lot 144.
with Merrin Gallery, New York.
Private collection, USA, acquired from the above in 1991.

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