Royal Institution of Cornwall, Anna Tyacke, 2010-11-22 16:51:17
Title
torc fragment
Description
English: Gold rod, possibly from an unfinished twisted torc or arm/neck ornament. It is square in section with two broken ends. These edges have been made using a swage with a triangular indentation which creates a feathery edge that has then been hammered back into the metal, as they could not file them off as they would now, and can be seen as wavy lines on the sides of the fragment (Martin Page pers comm). Similar examples have been found individually, from Paul parish (CORN-B6B241). If it is an unfinished twisted neck ornament as seems possible, then it would date from the Middle Bronze Age (c.1300-1150 BC).
Depicted place
(County of findspot) Cornwall
Date
between 1300 BC and 1150 BC
Accession number
FindID: 416939 Old ref: CORN-A99B98 Filename: Gwithiantwistedarmlet 002.jpg
Credit line
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