torc
- Museum number
- 1838,0128.1
- Description
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Gold flange twisted spiral torc. The torc was made from a cast bar. Four longitudinal cuts were made into the bar which was worked to create an X-shaped cross-section section. The torc was then twisted by rotating the ends of the bar from left to right and coiled around three times. It was then forged at each end into large bent-back trumpet terminals which are circular in section. At the junction of the body and each terminal, there is a single circular ring dividing the twisted bar from the untwisted terminals.
- Production date
- 1400BC-1100BC (circa)
- Dimensions
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Diameter: 11.68 millimetres
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Length: 54.18 millimetres (terminal)
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Length: 123.02 millimetres
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Weight: 231.50 grammes
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Thickness: 6.53 millimetres (terminal maximum)
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Thickness: 4.58 millimetres (terminal minimum)
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Thickness: 6.12 millimetres
- Curator's comments
- The shape of the torc might suggest that it was an armlet or ankle-bracelet rather than a neck ornament.
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2022 17 Feb - 17 Jul, London, BM, G30, The world of Stonehenge
1964 25 Jul-5 Sep, Swansea, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, Art in Wales
- Acquisition date
- 1838
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- 1838,0128.1
