COLLECTION OF CELTIC BRONZE TORCS Ca. 600 - 300 BC. A set of three elegant torcs made from thin bronze wire with a tubular section hoop that is flat on the sides. The omega-shaped torcs have thick terminals which end in curling loops. A similar example hammered for $3,585 at Christie's, Live Auction 1164, Ancient Jewelry, 13 December 2002, Lot 549. A similar example hammered for $3,585 at Christie's, Live Auction 1164, Ancient Jewelry, 13 December 2002, Lot 549. Size: 100-160mm x 105-150mm; Weight: 180g. Provenance: Property of an Oxfordshire art professional; previously in an old British collection, formed in the 1980s on the UK / International art markets.