A tiny, twisted fragment of a gold torc made thousands of years ago has been uncovered by a metal detectorist. The "beautifully made" Bronze Age piece was made from a twisted gold rod just 0.09in ...
On discovery, this was dismissed as a 'piece of brass bedstead'.This rare and magnificent tubular gold torc was part of the first discovery made at Snettisham, in November 1948, which became known ...
Emma O’Connor, museums officer at the Sussex Archaeological Society, said: “The Iron Age gold torc fragment is an unique and ...
The man was buried with a massive gold torc around his neck (suggesting his noble origin) and a dagger in a golden quiver beside him," Kazakhstan’s ministry of information and communications ...
They include the museum's most prized holding, a gold torc valued at about $275,000, acquired in 2017 thanks to grants and public donations, as well as a gold bracelet. Both ancient objects were ...
There are less than 10 Iron Age helmets in Britain and every single one is unique,' said Julia Farley, Iron Age curator at ...
Four torcs found in Leekfrith, Staffordshire, in England, are the oldest examples of British Iron Age gold. The smallest torc was likely worn around the forearm, the others around the neck.( ...