File:Middle Bronze Age twisted ribbon torc (FindID 439871).jpg

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Middle Bronze Age twisted ribbon torc
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Somerset County Council, Laura Burnett, 2011-05-02 16:55:46
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Middle Bronze Age twisted ribbon torc
Description
English: Curved fragment of a Middle Bronze Age, 1400-1100 BC, copper-alloy twisted ribbon torc. The fragment has six twists with old, patinated, breaks at each end. The twists are slightly tighter at the ends than in the centre and the curve is uneven suggesting it has been bent out of shape. The 'ribbon' is a flattened pointed oval in section with edges which come to a point. The fragment is 64.8mm long, the ribbon varies from 8.0 to 7.3mm wide and is 2.0mm thick. The fragment weighs 8.28 grams.

There are two Middle Bronze Age bronze ribbon torcs known from Somerset from the hoards at Edington Burtle and Wedmore (Smith 1959:1-2) and Eogan (1983: 124-125). In general ribbon torcs are more commonly found in Ireland than England but there appears to be a concentration in the south west.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 1400 BC and 1100 BC
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FindID: 439871
Old ref: SOM-5E0AB6
Filename: SOM-5E0AB6.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/325945
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/325945/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/439871
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