Piece of a bronze and iron neck ring

This piece of a bronze and iron neck ring, of a type also known as a beaded torc, was found at Hyndford Crannog in Lanarkshire. It was worn some time between 0 and 150 AD.

The front of the neck ring survives. It is made of cast bronze segments strung on an iron rod. The back two-thirds of the neck ring would have been a plain ring, possibly of iron.

The beads on beaded torcs were made to look like Roman 'melon beads' of glass or faience. All but one of the known examples of similar neck rings have been found in northern England and southern Scotland.

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Online ID:	000-100-043-292-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland X.HTA 1
Date:	Between 0 and 150 AD
Material:	Bronze; consisting of twelve cast transversely ribbed beads, separated by thirteen narrow discs, ending in two rectangular pieces
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What:	Torc
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Where:	Scotland, Lanarkshire, Lanark, Hyndford Crannog
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Description:	Bronze beaded torc from Hyndford Crannog
References:	Stevenson, Robert B.K. Metal-work and some other objects in Scotland and their cultural affinities. In: Rivet, A.L.F. The Iron Age in northern Britain. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1966, p. 26.
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