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Silver was a rare commodity in Iron Age Ireland, yet this delicate torc, or neckband, was discovered with a cache of five others like it, also made of silver. Featherlight, the torc is made from a flat strip of silver, worked into a series of gentle twists. A subtle herringbone pattern decorates both sides.
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Title: Ribbon Torc
Date: 500 BCE–400 CE
Geography: Made in Ireland
Culture: Celtic
Medium: Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 × 11/16 × 12 5/8 in. (10.2 × 1.7 × 32 cm)
Band of silver: 12 1/2 × 3/8 × 1/16 in. (31.8 × 1 × 0.1 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Silver
Credit Line: Purchase, Director's Fund and Rust Family Foundation Gift, 2013
Object Number: 2013.613
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