Two ribbon torcs
Artist: Bronze Age
Location: Ulster Museum
Date: 1500-1100 BC
Materials: gold
Dimensions: 20 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £8,500 (Total: £75,000)
Vendor: Gurr-Johns Ltd
Review number: 5009 (2001)
Provenance:
Found in a bog near Ballyrashane, County Derry, Northern Ireland around 1900. Subsequently given to the parish priest in 1921 and passed by descent to the present owner.
Description:
The two torcs are 20 cm in diameter and each weigh about 25 g. They are made of a loosely-twisted penannular ribbon of gold with simple recurved terminals. They are also known as the Ballyrashane Torcs after their place of discovery.
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