File:Towton Torc YORYM 2013 1017.JPG
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[edit]Iron age Torc found at Towton ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Photographed by: York Museums Trust Staff |
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A gold-alloy bracelet with loop terminals. The bracelet is comprised of two ropes plaited together; each rope is made up of two wires twisted together. Each terminal is formed of two loops. The outside surface of the terminals has been filled with a lower melting temperature gold-alloy containing approximately 16% more copper than the rest of the bracelet. The overall effect is to transform double loop terminals into single loop terminals. Metal content at the surface: 55% gold; 38% silver; and at least 7% copper. The form of the main body of the bracelet, although not the most common, is seen on full-sized torcs, such as the torc from Middleton, Norfolk (Hautenauve 2005: 237). The neckring of the gold-alloy torc from Hoard J at Snettisham is similarly constructed (Stead 1991: Figure 3). Like 2011 T326, the terminals of this torc have also been made into a single rather than a double loop. The distribution of torcs is centred in northwest Norfolk. There is also a smaller concentration of finds from the west Midlands. The location of this find is therefore unusual but the recent find from Newark, Nottinghamshire may hint at a more northerly distribution than previously thought. Torcs are most often found in dry land deposits. However, votive deposition of artefacts in water is also a well-known Iron Age practice. This object is from the same findspot as YORYM : 2011.300 and may well have been deposited at the same time, as part of a larger hoard. |
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Date | 100-50BC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gold (Part) Silver (Part) Copper (Part) |
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Dimensions | Whole diameter 8.5 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q2086562 |
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Credit line | Image courtesy of York Museums Trust | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Camera manufacturer | NIKON CORPORATION |
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Camera model | NIKON D5000 |
Exposure time | 1/50 sec (0.02) |
F-number | f/5.6 |
ISO speed rating | 800 |
Date and time of data generation | 14:13, 18 November 2010 |
Lens focal length | 48 mm |
Orientation | Normal |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Ver.1.00 |
File change date and time | 14:13, 18 November 2010 |
Y and C positioning | Co-sited |
Exposure Program | Not defined |
Exif version | 2.21 |
Date and time of digitizing | 14:13, 18 November 2010 |
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Image compression mode | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 5 APEX (f/5.66) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Light source | Unknown |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
DateTime subseconds | 00 |
DateTimeOriginal subseconds | 00 |
DateTimeDigitized subseconds | 00 |
Supported Flashpix version | 1 |
Color space | sRGB |
Sensing method | One-chip color area sensor |
File source | Digital still camera |
Scene type | A directly photographed image |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Auto exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Digital zoom ratio | 1 |
Focal length in 35 mm film | 72 mm |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Scene control | Low gain up |
Contrast | Normal |
Saturation | Normal |
Sharpness | Normal |
Subject distance range | Unknown |
GPS tag version | 2.2.0.0 |