© British Museum
Winchester Hoard
Artist: Iron Age
Location: British Museum
Date: 1st century BC
Materials: gold
Grant:
Amount Paid: £90,000 (Total: £350,000)
Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Review number: 4923 (2001)
Provenance:
Located through metal detecting at a site near Winchester.
Description:
Two gold necklace torcs, two pairs of identical gold brooches, a gold chain to link one pair of brooches and two gold bracelets. The torcs have unusually thick chains. Both pairs of brooches were originally held by chains, but only one survives.
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