Torc

Description

Ribbon torc of gold, with flat disc terminals perpendicular to the gently-curved shanks, at about 45 degrees to the line of the torc, Iron Age, found as part of a hoard comprising four torcs, at Blair Drummond, Perthshire, on 28 September 2009

Museum reference

X.2011.6.3

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