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Plate I

The Snettisham Great Torc
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The Snettisham Great Torc

Maker unknown

Massive Iron Age gold-alloy torc made from sixty-four threads and weighing over a kilogram.

Date
c. 150–50 BC
Collection
The British Museum
Reference
1951,0402.2

Record

Medium
gold alloy
Dimensions
1084 g
Origin
United Kingdom
Owner
The Trustees of the British Museum

In the Tapestry

Discovered at
SnettishamAmedium confidence

Provenance and history

  1. c. 150–50 BC

    CreatedA

Sources

  1. A

    britishmuseum.org

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