torch
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Mr Marsden believes an Iceni goldsmith might have intended to use them to create gold torcs, similar to the ones found at Ken Hill at Snettisham between 1948 and 1990.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2022
Pharaohs, Celtic rulers, Roman emperors and maharajahs adorned themselves in beaded collars, semicircular metallic torcs, gold pendants and gem-encrusted chains to communicate power and class.
From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2022
Small torcs made by twisting a plain ribbon are fairly common, and some of these are so small that they must have been used as bracelets.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George
The chief gold ornaments, torcs, armillæ, and fibulæ have been found in association with bronze articles, but not exclusively.
From The Ethnology of the British Islands by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)
The rings as a rule are plain; but some are ornamented with small strips of darker metal let into the gold, and two examples are twisted like small torcs.
From The Bronze Age in Ireland by Coffey, George
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