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Richard Philp Gallery

Central European
Pair of Torques
Middle Bronze Age, c.1500 BC
Bronze
Height: 12 cm

Two bronze twisted pennanular Torques from Central Europe. Though some other examples survive, bronze torques from this age are rarely found in pairs. These neckaces would have been a demarkation of exceptional wealth and to wear a pair would suggest the owner’s especially high status.

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