The Snettisham Hoard

 

 

Treasure

Treasure

 

 

Here is a beautiful hoard of gold torcs found by a metal detectorist in the UK… Iron Age c.75 BC

Just image digging the hole and seeing these beauties looking up at you

 

 

 

This hoard made up of 20 gold and silver torcs was found in Snettisham Norfork. They are made from twisted To read the full storystrands of solid gold and silver wire and had been deliberately buried in a pit after several years of heavy use.
To read the full story visit the link below…

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/1267259125/in/set-72157601749460668/

~ by losttreasure on November 23, 2008.

2 Responses to “The Snettisham Hoard”

  1. Hi
    This image and a few others on this site are reused in contravention of the licence under which they are to be reused – http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en_GB
    I’d be really pleased if you could actually attribute these to the correct issuing authority. The original image for the photo of the hoard from Snettisham is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/1267259125/in/set-72157601749460668/
    Dan

  2. Hi Dan,
    In regards to my blog and the email you sent me…

    This image and a few others on this site are reused in contravention of the licence under which they are to be reused – http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en_GB
    I’d be really pleased if you could actually attribute these to the correct issuing authority. The original image for the photo of the hoard from Snettisham is here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/finds/1267259125/in/set-72157601749460668/
    Dan

    I have fix and added the above link.

    If you could tell me what other pictures on the blog need to be redirected to their link I will be happy to do so. Again I am sorry for this mistake and if you could assist with the info and other pictures that need to be addressed on this blog I will do so ASAP.

    Thank you for your help!

    Chris Turner

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