Art Funded
Electrum Torc
Photo: British Museum
Iron Age
Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
circa 200-50 BC
The torc is made from four twisted wire strands of electrum (a gold and silver alloy) with terminals in the shape of rings. The rings are divided into two parts by a single raised scallop line running in a hollow between each. Torcs were only worn by the highest echelons of Late Iron Age society.
- Medium: electrum
- Dimensions: diameter: 20cm
- Art Fund Grant: £30000 ( Total: £80,000)
- ArtFunded in: 2005
- Vendor: Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Provenance
Discovered in South West Norfolk and declared Treasure.
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