Neck ring

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This bronze neck ring, of a type called a torc or collar, was found at Stitchill in Roxburghshire. This picture shows the reverse side of the neckring. It is an expensive and accomplished item of jewellery, probably made in the West Midlands of England.

This picture clearly shows the construction of the two hinges used to join and fasten the two sections of the beaten bronze neck ring. The ends of the two sections were beaten out, then curled over to form the hinges. The hinge pins survive.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-971-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FA 37
• Date: Between 0 and 200 AD
  
• Material: Jointed; late Celtic type
  Collar / torc
  
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• What: Collar / torc
  
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• Where: Scotland, Roxburghshire, Stitchell
  
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• Description: Collar or torc of late Celtic type, from Stitchell, Roxburghshire, made in the West Midlands
  
• References:
  • MacGregor, Morna. Early Celtic art in North Britain. Leicester: Leicester University Press, 1976, vol. 1, pp 99-101, 115, 157, 176, 182, 184; vol. 2, no. 210. 
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