11th-13th century AD. A substantial copper-alloy neck torc, with looped terminals decorated with small, circular motifs on both faces. See B.B., Finno-Ugri i Balti v Epokhi Srednevekovija, Moscow, 1987, for similar items. 477 grams, 19.5cm (7 3/4"). From an important private family collection of arms and armour; acquired on the European art market in the 1980s, and thence by descent. [No Reserve]