Torque

4th-2nd century BC Diam: 4 15/16 in. (12.54 cm) Citation Source image

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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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.
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