Neck-torque, dress pin & two rings
Artist: Irish
Location: Ulster Museum
Date: 20th Century
Materials: gold
Grant:
Amount Paid: £1,000 (Total: £5,000)
Vendor: Kurt Ticher
Review number: 2308 (1968)
Provenance:
John Ball; John Hunt; K.Ticher
Description:
Neck-torqe from twisted ribbon with recurved button terminals, diam,15 cm. Cup-headed dress pin, head set at right angles to the shaft, L.8 cm. Two rings made from twisted bars with drawn-out terminals, diam, 2.5 & 2 cm. Purchased as Bronze Age artefacts, but since discovered to be 20th century fakes from modern gold.
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