Great Torc (Snettisham)

Tores were worn by high status nobles and warriors as a sign of their rank. It is probable that the tore also possessed a religious and/or ritual symbolism.
This brass neck torque is based on a find from Snettisham, Norfolk UK. Dated to 1st C. BC to 1st C. AD. found in the collection from the Snettisham Hoard, found in northwestern Norfolk in England. Historical Period approximately 75 BC.
Torcs were common with many cultures during the European Iron Age. For the Celts the golden torc seems to have been a key object, identifying the wearer as a person of high rank and many of the finest works of Ancient Celtic Art were torcs.
The original of our replica along with other items was found in 1950 near Snettisham an English county of Norfolk. A coin stuck in the ropes of this torc suggests the hoard was buried around 75 B.C. It is the most famous object from Iron Age Britain and is now exhibited in the British Museum in London.