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Two Gold Armillae (© Manchester Museum)
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© Manchester Museum

Two Gold Armillae

Artist: Celtic

Location: Manchester Museum

Date: circa 500 BC

Materials: gold

Grant:

Amount Paid: £750 (Total: £1,925)

Vendor: Christie's

Review number: 1996 (1959)

Provenance:
From the collection of Sir Philip Grey Egerton

Description:
Two gold armillae in spiral 'spring' form. Known as the Malspa Torcs, discovered at New Egerton Hall while digging foundations of a barn in 1829.

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