Large spiral torque
Large spiral torque

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Large spiral torque,

9th – 7th century BCE

Hallstatt
Bronze Age to Early Iron Age
1998-319

Information

Title
Large spiral torque
Dates

9th – 7th century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
d. 0.7 cm., diam. 21.5 cm. (1/4 x 8 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of John B. Elliott, Class of 1951
Object Number
1998-319
Place Excavated

Austria, Hallstatt

Culture
Hallstatt
Type
jewelry

Acquired by Michael Ward (New York) at an unknown date from an unknown source; purchased by John B. Elliott, Class of 1951, from Ward, probably in 1988; bequeathed to the Museum by Elliott in 1998.

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