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Source Description
A bronze torque for the neck, engraved with La Tène designs near the opening. The bronze thickens towards the opening, and the flattened terminals expand abruptly and are engraved with striations. The torque was broken in half during ancient times.
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Document identity
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32843
label
Torque
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object
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32843
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object
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normalized
title
Torque
description
A bronze torque for the neck, engraved with La Tène designs near the opening. The bronze thickens towards the opening, and the flattened terminals expand abruptly and are engraved with striations. The torque was broken in half during ancient times.
provenance
Collection of Hugo Olse [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Mrs. Carol L. Brewster, Owings Mills, Maryland [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, December 1973, by gift.
date
4th-2nd century BC
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CC0
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en
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Metal
torques
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dimensionsRaw
Diam: 4 15/16 in. (12.54 cm)
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bronze
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2571
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JWL
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2054
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photo
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