Record ID: PAS-C1A1F6
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Published
Circumstances of Discovery: Unclear. The torc was discovered somewhere near Diss, Norfolk in 1942. The finder is now deceased so it is now impossible to locate the exact find spot or the landowner. The torc remained in a bank vault until the present owner had it valued. The dealer recognised that the artefact may be ancient and reported it to the British Museum. Dimensions: Diameter: 195 mm; Diameter of terminal: 28 mm; Diameter of neckring: 7mm; Weight: 281g. Metal content: 81-85% gold, 14-16% silver, the remainder being copper. Description: Gold-alloy torc with two loop termina…
Created on: Friday 1st November 2019
Last updated: Friday 19th May 2023
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Diss area', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-55AAFF
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Fragment of penannular bracelet: 17.7 cm long by 1.2 cm wide; weighing 24.65 g, in 99% pure gold. Catherine Johns (BMHF) notes that this is the first recorded example in precious metal of a type otherwise known in bronze, dating probably to the end of the first century BC or first half of the first century AD. BM object record: Gold penannular bracelet, made from a long ribbon of sheet gold, flat in cross-section. The bracelet has been flattened and folded. Each edge is ornamented with a moulded rib. Three raised bands run along the centre of the bracelet. These are ornamented with pun…
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Alton II', grid reference and parish protected.

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Record ID: IARCH-220001
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Check - described elsewhere as ring.
Created on: Tuesday 20th January 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Snettisham E', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-681CE4
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description: A gold-alloy bracelet with loop terminals, Iron Age (c. 100 - 50 BC). The bracelet is comprised of two ropes plaited together, each rope is made up of two wires twisted together. Each terminal is formed of two loops. The outside surface of the terminals has been filled with a lower melting temperature gold-alloy containing approximately 16% more copper than the rest of the bracelet. The overall effect is to transform double loop terminals into single loop terminals. Metal content at the surface: 55% gold; 38% silver; and at least 7% copper. Weight: 63.74g; Maximum Di…
Created on: Friday 20th May 2011
Last updated: Monday 20th May 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Towton', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SWYOR-CFE7F7
Object type: BRACELET
Broad period: IRON AGE
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Description Gold-alloy Iron Age bracelet with loop terminals. The main body of the bracelet is made up of two wires, circular in cross-section, twisted together. There are traces of solder on one of the terminals and one of the twisted wires. Metal content: 80-84% gold; 12-14% silver; and at least 4% copper. Weight: 67.7g; Maximum Diameter 75.1mm; Diameter of the loops 13.9mm Discussion Although this form of bracelet is by no means common, a number of similar size and form are known from the late Iron Age site of Snettisham (Stead 1991). These are made of precious metals and…
Created on: Monday 7th June 2010
Last updated: Thursday 4th April 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Towton', grid reference and parish protected.