File:Iron Age torc fragment (probably) (FindID 404732).jpg

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Iron Age torc fragment (probably)
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St. Albans District Council, Julian Watters, 2010-09-01 12:14:23
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Iron Age torc fragment (probably)
Description
English: A fragment of a copper-alloy torc of probable Iron Age date.

The piece appears to represent one of two original opposing terminals from a hollow torc. The form has been achieved by rolling a piece of sheet-metal into an open-ended cylinder which has a slight decrease in width towards the damaged end. The undamaged inner end shows possible signs of wear at one point. Adjacent to this end is a band of simple decoration consisting of three grooves with interspersing ridges. The longitudinal seam is visible, extending lengthways along the torc. The surfaces of the piece are corroded. It measures 29.8mm long, 8.3mm in diameter (at the undamaged end) and weighs 5.29g (filled with soil).

Similar hollow torcs have been found in Halsttatt D2 grave assemblages in the Champagne region of France (cf. Stead and Rigby 1999: 62/fig. 65, nos. 1800a and 1800b); however, a later, Roman date cannot be ruled out.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hertfordshire
Date between 550 BC and 500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 404732
Old ref: BH-E347B2
Filename: Bracelet 10 82 - 8.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/295200
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/295200/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/404732
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