The Celt, the Roman, and the Saxon : a history of the early inhabitants of Britain, down to the conversion of the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity ; illustrated by the ancient remains brought to light by recent research / by Thomas Wright ; with numerous engravings on wood (1902)
of eight plaitedcords of gold, weighing together 1 lb. 1 oz. ? dwts. and 10 grains.At Pattingham, also in Staffordshire, a gxjlden to5-ques was fou»din the year 1700, which weighed no less than 3 lb«. 2 oz. Itis described as being curiously twisted and wreathed, withtwo hooks at each end, cut even,… … Turqucs aud Aniiilhe. volume of the Archaiologia, from which the one in our cut(2) is taken. The torques was sometimes bent into a spiral,instead of a circular, form, in which case it was intended forthe arm, not the neck; it was in this case denominated iorqiiisbrachialis, and was usually of…
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