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Provided by The Press Association The Bronze Age torc (British Museum/PA)
Courtesy: Press Association 25.09.17
An “extraordinarily rare, precious and beautiful” Bronze Age gold torc found by metal detectorists in a ploughed field in Cambridgeshire has been saved for the nation.
The item of treasure is the largest torc, a type of metal neck band, ever discovered in England and is considered to be the best found in the country for more than a century.
Made from 730 grams (1lb 10oz) of almost pure gold and dating from around 1300 to 1100 BC, the torc, which was declared as treasure after its discovery, has a circumference of 126.5cm (4ft 2in).
Neil Wilkin, curator of Bronze Age Europe at the British Museum, said it was made with “astonishing” workmanship.
The item of treasure is the largest torc, a type of metal neck band, ever discovered in England and is considered to be the best found in the country for more than a century.
Made from 730 grams (1lb 10oz) of almost pure gold and dating from around 1300 to 1100 BC, the torc, which was declared as treasure after its discovery, has a circumference of 126.5cm (4ft 2in).
Neil Wilkin, curator of Bronze Age Europe at the British Museum, said it was made with “astonishing” workmanship.
Provided by The Press Association Torc
“There has been much speculation about its use as it is so large,” he said.
“Perhaps it was worn over thick clothing, used to ornament a sacrificial animal or statue or even worn by pregnant women as a form of protection.”
Ely Museum has secured the torc with the help of £138,6000 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF), and it will go on display at the museum to help tell the story of Bronze Age society in the Fens.
The fund was set up to save the most outstanding pieces of the country’s heritage, from the Mary Rose to a collection of the work of wartime codebreaker Alan Turing, in memory of those who have given their lives for the UK.
“Perhaps it was worn over thick clothing, used to ornament a sacrificial animal or statue or even worn by pregnant women as a form of protection.”
Ely Museum has secured the torc with the help of £138,6000 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund (NHMF), and it will go on display at the museum to help tell the story of Bronze Age society in the Fens.
The fund was set up to save the most outstanding pieces of the country’s heritage, from the Mary Rose to a collection of the work of wartime codebreaker Alan Turing, in memory of those who have given their lives for the UK.
Provided by The Press Association Torc
Ely Museum also received funding from the Arts Council England/Victoria and Albert Museum Purchase Grant Fund, the Art Fund, the Headley Trust, the Museums Association and donations from local people.
The money will form a reward to be split between the metal detectorists who found the torc and the owner of the land in East Cambridgeshire.
Ros Kerslake, chief executive of NHMF, said: “Without funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, there is a risk the torc could have ended up in private hands and been lost from public view.
“Thankfully this extraordinarily rare, precious and beautiful piece of history will now be on permanent display at Ely Museum, helping to tell the story of Bronze Age civilisation in and around the fens more than 3,000 years ago.”
The torc will go on display at the museum from Saturday October 7 2017.
The money will form a reward to be split between the metal detectorists who found the torc and the owner of the land in East Cambridgeshire.
Ros Kerslake, chief executive of NHMF, said: “Without funding from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, there is a risk the torc could have ended up in private hands and been lost from public view.
“Thankfully this extraordinarily rare, precious and beautiful piece of history will now be on permanent display at Ely Museum, helping to tell the story of Bronze Age civilisation in and around the fens more than 3,000 years ago.”
The torc will go on display at the museum from Saturday October 7 2017.
This fine workmanship, looks very much like the work was lathed, the grooves are very uniform and deep, makes one think, there could be a stage in history that we are missing - remembering around 1300 to 1100 BC...? (NW)
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