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torc
(?)
;
bracelet
(?)
Object Type
torc
(?)
bracelet
(?)
Museum number
1873,0212.1
Description
Gold bar torc or bracelet fragment with spiral grooves along the round sectioned body. It was manufactured by casting a round sectioned rod into which a continuous spiral was deeply incised. The rod was bent into a curve and the outer surface polished. One end appears to have been deliberately cut and several areas have suffered damage and cracks.
Cultures/periods
Middle Bronze Age
Production date
1400BC-1100BC
(circa)
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Chatham
, The torc was dug up, in November 1872, upon Chatham Line, between the Sally port and Brompton Barrier, by a party of soldiers throwing up a battery.
Materials
gold
Technique
cast
incised
Dimensions
Diameter:
88.33 millimetres
Weight:
685 grammes
Thickness:
13.72 millimetres
(body centre)
Thickness:
10.44 millimetres
(terminal1)
Thickness:
12.48 millimetres
(terminal2)
Bibliographic references
Murgia et al 2014 / European Bronze Age Gold in the British Museum
(2.4.1)
Roach Smith 1873 / Notes
Roach Smith 1874 / Gold Torques and Armillae Discovered in Kent
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Treasure Trove:
HM Treasury
Acquisition date
1873
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
1873,0212.1