HEAVY CELT-IBERIAN SILVER TORQUE

Ca. 400 - 100 BC. A silver torque formed from a plain circular rod with overlapping terminals. Each end is bent back alongside the hoop, with one terminating in a loop through which the opposing end passes. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 49.125.2. Size: 195mm x 175mm; Weight: 245g Provenance: Private collection of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; formerly with Allison Barker, 1990s–2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.