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HUGE CELTIC IBERIAN GILDED SILVER TORQUE
HUGE CELTIC IBERIAN GILDED SILVER TORQUE
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Ca. 400 - 200 BC.
A striking Celtic Iberian silver torc (torq, torque) with elongated tips. It is richly decorated with a filigree pattern covering half of the torc and ending with a semi-sphere. The necklace has a central twisted body with a polygonal section. This is composed of four alternating ridges and four concave parts. Decorated with a line of gold granules and closing with a hook that fits into a hoop. Where the polygonal section transforms into a tubular section, one finds small decorative panels embellished with engraved decorative motifs. For similar see: I Celti Bompiani, 1991, p. 399. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Size: 200mm x 170mm; Weight: 1.24kg
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired in 2008 from a UK private collection formed in the 1970s to 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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HUGE CELTIC IBERIAN GILDED SILVER TORQUE

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