"A
rare 3,000-year-old piece of gold jewelery unearthed in bogland by an
amateur treasure hunter has been unveiled to the public at its new home -
the Ulster Museum.
The golden torc was dug up in Co Fermanagh
four years ago by a local man who at first thought it was a spring from a
car engine.
It was another two
years before Ronnie Johnston figured it was rather more significant
after noticing something similar in a treasure hunters magazine.
The item was subsequently declared a valuable artifact at a special
treasure inquest at Northern Ireland Coroner’s Court and ultimately
purchased by Stormont’s Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
Hailed by experts as one of the most spectacular single items of
prehistoric gold jewellery ever found in Ireland, it has now has gone on
display in the Ulster Museum in Belfast.
“While we will never
know who owned the torc, they clearly had access to a highly sought
after item that was fashionable in Ireland, Britain and France between
1300-1100BC.
“We are grateful to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for funding its purchase.”
Many mysteries still surround this gold torc. In its present condition
the torc could not be worn as it has been deliberately coiled, appearing
rather like a large spring.
Experts say the torc was
originally designed to form a large circular hoop with two solid
connections at either end. These are believed to have acted as
interlocking clasps to allow the torc to be fastened and unfastened.
Could this have been in coil formation originally?
"A
rare 3,000-year-old piece of gold jewelery unearthed in bogland by an
amateur treasure hunter has been unveiled to the public at its new home -
the Ulster Museum.
The golden torc was dug up in Co Fermanagh four years ago by a local man who at first thought it was a spring from a car engine.
It was another two years before Ronnie Johnston figured it was rather more significant after noticing something similar in a treasure hunters magazine.
The item was subsequently declared a valuable artifact at a special treasure inquest at Northern Ireland Coroner’s Court and ultimately purchased by Stormont’s Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
Hailed by experts as one of the most spectacular single items of prehistoric gold jewellery ever found in Ireland, it has now has gone on display in the Ulster Museum in Belfast.
“While we will never know who owned the torc, they clearly had access to a highly sought after item that was fashionable in Ireland, Britain and France between 1300-1100BC.
“We are grateful to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for funding its purchase.”
Many mysteries still surround this gold torc. In its present condition the torc could not be worn as it has been deliberately coiled, appearing rather like a large spring.
Experts say the torc was originally designed to form a large circular hoop with two solid connections at either end. These are believed to have acted as interlocking clasps to allow the torc to be fastened and unfastened.
Could this have been in coil formation originally?
The golden torc was dug up in Co Fermanagh four years ago by a local man who at first thought it was a spring from a car engine.
It was another two years before Ronnie Johnston figured it was rather more significant after noticing something similar in a treasure hunters magazine.
The item was subsequently declared a valuable artifact at a special treasure inquest at Northern Ireland Coroner’s Court and ultimately purchased by Stormont’s Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
Hailed by experts as one of the most spectacular single items of prehistoric gold jewellery ever found in Ireland, it has now has gone on display in the Ulster Museum in Belfast.
“While we will never know who owned the torc, they clearly had access to a highly sought after item that was fashionable in Ireland, Britain and France between 1300-1100BC.
“We are grateful to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for funding its purchase.”
Many mysteries still surround this gold torc. In its present condition the torc could not be worn as it has been deliberately coiled, appearing rather like a large spring.
Experts say the torc was originally designed to form a large circular hoop with two solid connections at either end. These are believed to have acted as interlocking clasps to allow the torc to be fastened and unfastened.
Could this have been in coil formation originally?
![3,000 Year Old Golden Torc on Display at Museum in Ireland
"A rare 3,000-year-old piece of gold jewelery unearthed in bogland by an amateur treasure hunter has been unveiled to the public at its new home - the Ulster Museum.
The golden torc was dug up in Co Fermanagh four years ago by a local man who at first thought it was a spring from a car engine.
It was another two years before Ronnie Johnston figured it was rather more significant after noticing something similar in a treasure hunters magazine.
The item was subsequently declared a valuable artifact at a special treasure inquest at Northern Ireland Coroner’s Court and ultimately purchased by Stormont’s Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
Hailed by experts as one of the most spectacular single items of prehistoric gold jewellery ever found in Ireland, it has now has gone on display in the Ulster Museum in Belfast.
“While we will never know who owned the torc, they clearly had access to a highly sought after item that was fashionable in Ireland, Britain and France between 1300-1100BC.
“We are grateful to the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure for funding its purchase.”
Many mysteries still surround this gold torc. In its present condition the torc could not be worn as it has been deliberately coiled, appearing rather like a large spring.
Experts say the torc was originally designed to form a large circular hoop with two solid connections at either end. These are believed to have acted as interlocking clasps to allow the torc to be fastened and unfastened.
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