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This gold bracelet is one of several found together at Lower Largo in Fife. It was an expensive and high status items of jewellery, worn sometime between 300 BC and 50 AD.

The bracelet was made by twisting a thin band of gold, a simple but elegant means of decoration. The ends were curved backwards to form simple hooks for fastening. The size suggests it was worn as a bracelet rather than neck ring.

Jewellery functioned as a symbol of power and prestige in many periods. Some items, such as these, were worn to confirm the status and wealth of their aristocratic owners, popular over a long period of time.

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• Online ID: 000-100-036-508-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.FE 53
• Date: Between 300 BC and 50 AD
  
• Material: Gold ribbon; spirally twisted; with recurved ends
  Torc
  
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• What: Torc
  
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• Where: Scotland, Fife, Lower Largo
  
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• Description: Gold ribbon torc from Lower Largo
  
• References:
  • Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), 16-134, esp. p 92. 
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