Title

Snettisham Great Torc, Iron Age, c75 BC. Artist: Unknown

Caption

Snettisham Great Torc, Iron Age, c75 BC. Made from just over a kilogram of gold mixed with silver. It is one of the most elaborate golden objects made in the ancient world. From the British Museum's collection.

Date

75th century BC

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/CM Dixon

Reference

HRM19B79_252

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,5Mb (1,3Mb) / 16,4in x 11,9in / 4924 x 3582 (300dpi)

Keywords

museum color colour ornate elaborate British Museum twisted artefact concept artifact torque Iron Age CM Dixon craftmanship Snettisham Great Torc torc Unknown gold silver Dixon CM CM Dixon Mike Dixon CM Dixon gold silver