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Bit of a behind the scenes photo - torcs are obviously 2300ish years old, utterly precious and totally irreplaceable.
So when they're moved, even a short distance, they're packed snugly and safely!
Happy Friday all...I hope you're packed snugly and safely whenever you move today! 😉
#Archaeology #Torcs #gold #travel #Scotland #BlairDrummond #Netherurd
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@tess_machling has posted some amazing pics and commentary on gold torc finds from the #BlairDrummond hoard. Take a look!!
My Mum was from Blair Drummond, a tiny place, but she didn't mention losing any gold jewelry 🤔.
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Close up of the filigree #torc from the #BlairDrummond #hoard which was found in 2009.
This torc is likely about 2300 years old and is very distinctive, unusually showing a very #European (probably #Greek or #Etruscan) style of #making . However, there's no reason to suggest it has to have come from continental Europe, as #craftspeople and #ideas were travelling all over at this time.
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Morning tootlers!!
Brace yourself for #torc spam over the next couple of days - I'm off to see these lovely things. Let me introduce you to them...
On the left is the #Netherurd torc, found in Peeblesshire in 1806, by a shepherd boy. Part of a hoard which also included 3 other torcs and c.50 coins, only this torc terminal (the end of a torc) and 2 coins remain.
On the right is the #BlairDrummond hoard, found in 2009.
They're both #IronAge and they've got stories to tell....