The British Museum has exhibited the Newark Torc alongside the museum's own Sedgeford Torc, both of which date back to the pre-Roman Iron Age. Composed of twisted gold wire strands attached to hollow terminals, both torcs are adorned with 'La Tene' decorations, Past Horizons reported.
Visitors can see the two relics at the museum's Britain and Europe (800BCE -43CE) gallery in an exhibition which clearly depicts the complex craftsmanship behind their construction.
The broken Sedgeford Torc was found near the village of Sedgeford in Norfolk is displayed in separate components.
The larger part of the torc has been slightly unwound which makes it easier to see the technique employed in braiding the gold wires.
The dislocated terminal, which was found separately during fieldwork by the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project in 2004, shows the way that the wires were joined together.
The Newark Torc is a complete torc found by a metal detector on the outskirts of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England in February 2005 and declared Treasure in May of that year.
The torc is made of electrum, an alloy of gold, silver and copper, weighs 700 grams and is 20 centimeters in diameter. It was purchased in 2006 for Newark's Millgate Museum, with significant grant aid from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
The body of the torc is composed of rolled gold alloy wires, plaited into eight thin ropes, which were then twisted together. The ring-shaped terminals bear floral designs.
The Newark Torc is closely similar to the Sedgeford torc and some experts suggest that they might have been made by the same craftsman.
Visitors can see the two relics at the museum's Britain and Europe (800BCE -43CE) gallery in an exhibition which clearly depicts the complex craftsmanship behind their construction.
The broken Sedgeford Torc was found near the village of Sedgeford in Norfolk is displayed in separate components.
The larger part of the torc has been slightly unwound which makes it easier to see the technique employed in braiding the gold wires.
The dislocated terminal, which was found separately during fieldwork by the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project in 2004, shows the way that the wires were joined together.
The Newark Torc is a complete torc found by a metal detector on the outskirts of Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England in February 2005 and declared Treasure in May of that year.
The torc is made of electrum, an alloy of gold, silver and copper, weighs 700 grams and is 20 centimeters in diameter. It was purchased in 2006 for Newark's Millgate Museum, with significant grant aid from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
The body of the torc is composed of rolled gold alloy wires, plaited into eight thin ropes, which were then twisted together. The ring-shaped terminals bear floral designs.
The Newark Torc is closely similar to the Sedgeford torc and some experts suggest that they might have been made by the same craftsman.
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