From Law Farm, Urquhart, Moray
Add to albumThese three gold bracelets were found at Law Farm at Urquhart in Moray, part of large hoard of at least 36 similar items, at least one of which was bronze. They were clearly made for ostentatious display, worn sometime between 300 BC and 50 AD.
The bracelets were made by twisting a narrow strip of gold. They fasten with two terminal hooks. The bracelets are also known by the term 'ribbon torcs'. Rings of this type vary in size. Smaller examples, such as these, were probably worn on the arm.
Prestige jewellery for the arms and neck, made of twisted strips of gold or bronze, is known from several hoards in Ireland and Britain. Most specimens, including the Law Farm hoard, date to the centuries around Christ.
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- Online ID: 000-100-036-530-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland X.FE 87
- Date: Between 300 BC and 50 AD
- Material: Gold
Gold; terminals rectangular in section
Gold; twisted band; ends hooked
Torc
Torc
Torc
- Dimensions: 3.70" D
4.25" D
4.50" D
- What: Torc
Torc
Torc
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- Who:
- Where: Scotland, Moray, Urquhart, Law Farm
Scotland, Moray, Urquhart, Law Farm
Scotland, Moray, Urquhart, Law Farm
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- Description: Gold ribbon torc from Law Farm, Urquhart, Moray
Gold ribbon torc from Law Farm, Urquhart, Moray
Gold ribbon torc from Law Farm, Urquhart, Moray
- References:
- Coles, John M. Scottish late Bronze Age metalwork: typology, distributions and chronology. Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 93 (1959-1960), pp 16-134, esp. pp 18, 92.
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