A rather odd sibling for the Newark torc and the Netherurd terminal: Torc H7 from Snettisham.
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I wanted to share this video of the fabulous #Leicestershire torc, a masterpiece of #BronzeAge gold work.
But how was a torc like this made & what might it have looked like? 🧵
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If you liked mine and Trix's work on the Viking thieved Iron Age torc hoard from the Yorkshire area, you'll love this book...
...and I'd love you to give it a vote - fabulous piece of work by Julian, Dawn Trix and co-authors! 💪
#Archaeology #Gold #Torcs #Vikings 🏺
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An xray from the Snettisham Hoard volumes, of the Sedgeford torc, showing 6 arrows which apparently show the position of 6 chaplets (supports) within the terminal
Been doing some work and going back to read the Snettisham volumes again...
Oh my! 😭
I missed this in the first read of the volumes.
The Sedgeford torc.
Exhibit A - six supposed chaplets (casting support rods) within the Sedgeford terminal.
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The fastener being held in someone's hands. It's a 'C' shaped gold bar with large flared cup- like terminals.
More about Ellastone fastener here.
This really is a critically important artefact - there's only 19 others from Britain & rest come from Ireland - are we looking at trade? Travelling ideas? Travelling goldworkers?
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This is *such* an important find & will form significant collection w/ Leekfrith Iron Age torcs & Staffs AS hoard gold as examples of gold through time.
But we really REALLY shouldn't be held ransom by finders & landowners for such pieces...
#Archaeology 🏺 #Torcs
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For any who don't know, for most of the time I research prehistoric gold, especially Iron Age gold - looking at it from a craft perspective.
My website (of free to read info, from the basics to the complex) can be found here:
#Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs
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Beware!! A fake Credit Suisse "Gold" bar recently came into Presman Bullion. This bar was a copper-plated one-ounce bar. On close inspection, you can see small bubbles on the surface, which are a strong indicator of plating. There is also noticeable wear around the edges, revealing a different coloured metal beneath. Additionally, the serial number has been laser-engraved, whereas genuine Credit Suisse bars are machine-engraved as standard. Always compare any bar you receive with a known genuine example if possible. If not, ensure the weight is correct and compare it carefully against verified reference images of the same bar. Always Always Always take the bar out of its blister pack and inspect it before purchasing. If anything appears unusual, it's best to proceed with caution a genuine bar would be worth over £3,000, while this counterfeit is essentially worthless.
Interesting, when you think of all the plated ingots, coins etc in the past.
This one clearly fooled someone, but was only uncovered by those working with gold everyday...
#Archaeology #Gold #Torcs 🏺
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The head of the Thetford carnyx showing a raised gold coloured band assertiveness the next...
🚨 Torc warning!! 🚨
"Around the neck, a raised collar and paired discs give the impression of a torc encircling the animal’s throat."
#Archaeology #Torcs
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Dummy rivets on torcs with Christmas hats on... they look like they're singing. Oh and the narwhal of course...
The Netherurd Choir, the Newark Sisters and the Snettisham Great torc narwhal would like to wish everyone a very Merry Torcmas...
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Bruce, the grey cat who isn't mine, wearing a crocheted torc
I have a new theory about smaller diameter torcs...
#CatWhoIsNotMyCat #Archaeology 🏺 #Bruce #Gold #Torcs
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16 terminals each made of two halves in various combinations.
More torc halves - Snettisham Great torc, Newark, Netherurd & Sedgeford.
Done for comparison - similarities & differences when scaled to same size.
I do lots of drawing, overlays, re-scaling etc. Helps me to visualise & think!
(Great for a teatowel print too! 🤣)
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Half and half image of Newark and Netherurd terminals. The patterns flow between both despite them being nearly a cm different in size.
Created this a couple of years ago to show that - despite being differently decorated and different sized - several torc terminals (Newark left, Netherurd right) were created using the same proportions and layouts.
Rather pretty. ❤️
#Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs
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Saddened, but not surprised, to see Snettisham books nominated for 'Research Project of the Year'. Yes, there's good in those books, but there's much wrong when it comes to torcs themselves & our research was largely ignored...
#Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs
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TODAY!
Really looking forward to this later. It's all free, link in post, and I'm talking about three fabulous, related, torcs at 3pm.
#Archaeology 🏺 #Torcs #Gold
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75 years ago today, on 17th November 1950, it was 22 year old Tom Rout's turn to be ploughing a field in #Snettisham, Norfolk.
He turned up one of the most iconic British archaeological finds - the Snettisham Great torc...
#OnThisDay #Archaeology #Gold #Torcs
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...and if you fancy a bit of Sunday reading, every blog in Staffordshire Torc Odyssey is here.
This project was/is an experiment in me 'live' blogging a piece of torc research, sharing my work & thoughts, step by step, start to finish...
#Archaeology #Gold #Torcs
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The Glascote torc
For those who remember the Staffordshire Torc Odyssey from a year ago - I have good news!
I've been allowed access to the final torc in the set... 😊
You can read more about it here:
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#Archaeology #Gold #Torcs
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A guest blog, which adds more detail to the narrative of detecting in England & Wales.
Thank you to my anonymous colleague for writing this important piece & for allowing me to host it on the Big Book of Torcs! 😊
#Archaeology #Detecting #Torcs #gold #Treasure
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Over the last couple of years, I have become increasingly interested in the politics of torcs, gold and 'treasure'.
If you want to read my ongoing thoughts on this, you can find everything here.
Thank you for reading... 😊
#Archaeology #Torcs #Gold #Detecting
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Honestly. We all need to read this. The amount of money apparently being spent, which could instead be being invested in our museum services is horrific.
Next figures from DCMS/PAS are due in the next month or two. How bad will they be?
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Awful news! Following the theft of the Ely Bronze Age torc & a Bronze Age bracelet in 2024,now more Bronze Age gold has been stolen from St Fagans Museum in Cardiff. 😔
#Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs
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The gold Burnley torc
The Ysceifiog bronze age torc. This thing is HUGE. The neck ring is so thick.
Three silver arm rings grim the Silverdale Viking hoard, nested inside each other.
Three silver bracelets from the Silverdale viking hoard.
Really enjoyed this - gorgeous finds, really good lighting, insights into treasure, Viking hoards that haven't been seen together & stupidly chunky Ysceifiog #torc which hasn't been previously displayed...!!
Do go! 👇
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Torctastic! ❤️
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The Ipswich torc with thick bar twisted neck ring and solid thick torc terminals.
The Snettisham Great torc, with hollow donut terminals and coiled wire neck ring.
#Torc Fact for #Sunday:
Although of similar diameter, in all other respects (neck ring width & terminal size), Ipswich torc 2 is much smaller than the Snettisham Great Torc & yet was it produced from a similar amount of gold alloy!
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They've added some more tickets, so do nab yourself one to see myself and @trixranderson.bsky.social talk all things torc and viking tomorrow.
Tickets are free and the event is online!
#Archaeology 🏺 #Gold #Torcs #IronAge #Vikings #Yorkshire
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The Snettisham torc c.20cm across made with hollow donut terminalsand 64 wires wound into a hollow coiled neck ring
One of the Snettisham tubular torcs, 20cm across and hollow.
Fun fact for Sunday.
The gold used to make one Snettisham Great torc (that cube in the centre, c.4cm x 4cm x 4cm, which weighs 1084g) would make ten of the tubular torcs found at Snettisham (which weigh c.110g)
Tubular torcs - more bang for your buck! 😊
#Archaeology #Torcs #Snettisham #IronAge 🏺
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Poster for my lecture 𝗡𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 ‘𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱’! The Knaresborough gold ring and a possible Viking-redeposited Iron Age hoard from eastern England The Knaresborough ring is a unique find. Found in 1994 in Knaresborough, Yorkshire, the ring is made from sheet gold and displays many characteristics typical of Iron Age goldwork. However, the form of the ring is not typical of the period and corresponds most closely to Scandinavian-influenced ‘rings’ of the later 9th and early 10th centuries. Dr Tess Machling is an archaeological researcher with a background in field archaeology and artefact studies. Since 2015 she has been researching Iron Age gold torcs and has published widely on the topic.
Still time to book for this FREE lecture next week 4th Sept. I've also persuaded my co-author @trixranderson.bsky.social to say few words about Viking Army & his research on Torksey material, so don't miss it! 😊
#Archaeology #Gold #Vikings #IronAge #Torcs 🏺
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