© Museum of Reading
The Moulsford Torc
Artist: Bronze Age
Location: Museum of Reading
Date: 13th Century BC
Materials: gold
Dimensions: 47 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £500 (Total: £1,500)
Vendor: C G Venables
Review number: 2060 (1961)
Provenance:
C.G.Venables.
Description:
Consists of 4 spirally-twisted square bars of gold alloy bound together by a thin piece of twisted gold wire and bent onto a hoop. Ends of bars inserted into sheet-gold ferrules engraved with hatched bands and triangles.
There are no comments on this artwork
To add comments please login or register.
The Art Fund may edit your comments and not all comments will be published. The Art Fund cannot be help responsible for views expressed by visitors of this website.