Left: Broken torque from Sedgeford. Right: Chain torque from Middleton. (Updated over a year ago)

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CELTIC Anonymous (c. 450 BCE - c. 1150 CE): The gold torque from Sedgeford was made from 48 separate gold wires. The La Tene-style terminals were cast using the lost wax method. The torque from Middleton was made from 4 wires of a gold alloy.

Tags: ancient , applied arts , celtic , european

Added to CSU World Image Archive on October 24, 2007.

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