#ancient living

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Clevedon Iron Age Gold Torc, Clevedon, Somerset 250-75BCE, The British Museum, London

Hollow, decorated torc terminal and twisted wires from a multi- strand torc. Found in the 19th century, these may be parts of the same torc.

The terminal is ornamented with raised crescents and pellets, defined by areas of basket-weave pattern, similar to the Sedgeford and Snettisham gold torcs.

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The Battersea Shield Found in the River Thames at Battersea Bridge, Around 350-50 BCE, The British Museum, London

The Battersea shield is one of the finest examples of La Tene, or Celtic art, from Britain. It was likely a votive offering to the Gods.

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Viking 9th Century Lilleberge Whalebone Plaque, Norway, The British Museum, London

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Milecastle 37, Hadrian's Wall, nr. Housesteads Roman Fort, Northumberland

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'The Snettisham Great Torc', Iron Age Torc, The British Museum, London

This torc was discovered in 1950, in a field near the village of Snettisham. The site is on the north-west coast of Norfolk, overlooking the Wash.

This torc is one of the most elaborate golden objects from the ancient world. It is made from an alloy of gold, silver and copper, and weighs over 1 kg. The neck-ring is made from 64 wires in eight separate coils. The ends are elaborately decorated with swirling motifs.

The torc was probably buried around 50 BCE.

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Prehistoric Funerary Urns and Beakerware, The Stewartry Museum, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

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The Great Stone Of Fourstones, Tatham Fells, High Bentham, North Yorkshire Border

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Pictish Stag Symbol Stone, circa 9th Century CE, St. Vigeans Stones and Museum, Arbroath, Scotland

Considered by many to be one of the finest Pictish animal depictions.

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The Pictish Wolf Stone, Stittenham, Ardross, Inverness Museum and Gallery, Scotland

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Pieces discovered at Llangors Crannog may be a royal tunic over 1,000 years old.

In early medieval times, the crannog, an island constructed in the lake, was the site of a royal llys or court.

Conservators have analysed these fragments and found that they are made of linen and silk. The tunic was once decorated with birds, lions and vine leaves.

St. Fagans National Museum of History, nr. Cardiff, Wales

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The Iron Age Kitchen, The Scottish Crannog Centre, Loch Tay, Scotland

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The Lewis Chess Pieces, 12th Century CE, The National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh

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Replica Cast Head of Zeus-Amun, Roman Period (about 100 CE), Liverpool World Museum

Zeus-Amun was a popular god in Ptolemaic and Roman Egypt. He is a combination of the Egyptian god Amun and the Greek god Zeus. He is usually shown with the ram's horns of Amun and the bearded face of Zeus. In 331 BCE Alexander the Great claimed he was told by an oracle that he was the son of Zeus-Amun.

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The Kingston Anglo-Saxon Brooch, The World Museum, Liverpool

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Anglo-Saxon Cremation Pots from Cleatham Cemetery, North Lincolnshire Museum, Scunthorpe