Torc

Description

Loop-terminal torc of gold, with braided hoop, the terminals, linked by a chain, decorated with wire-work and granulation, Iron Age, found as part of a hoard comprising four torcs, at Blair Drummond, Perthshire, on 28 September 2009

Museum reference

X.2011.6.1

Collection

Archaeology

Object name

Torc

Date

Iron Age

Materials

Gold

Collection place(s)

Blair Drummond, Perthshire, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Finder: Booth, David, 2009 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Celts (10 Mar 2016 - 25 Sep 2016)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Celts: Art and Identity (24 Sep 2015 - 31 Jan 2016)
  British Museum

On display

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Credit

Acquired with the aid of the National Heritage Memorial Fund, the Art Fund (with a contribution from the Wolfson Foundation) and the Scottish Government