Bottom left Electrum torc from Snettisham
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Bottom left Electrum torc from Snettisham

Caption

Bottom left Electrum torc from Snettisham (Hoard G) Iron Age / around 75 BC. From Ken Hill / Snettisham / Norfolk / England / part of hoard G found at Snettisham / which was buried in a small pit cut into the rock. It contained 3 torcs made of electrum (a naturally occurring alloy of gold and silver) / 7 silver torcs and 10 bronze torcs. Top left and bottom right:Gold torcs from the Ipswich HoardIron Age / around 75 BC. Found near Ipswich / Suffolk / England. Five of these gold torcs were found during construction work near Ipswich in 1968

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Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Reference

ARP11A03_383

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Rights managed

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51,3Mb (2,6Mb) / 18,7in x 10,7in / 5600 x 3205 (300dpi)

Keywords

Metal work;

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