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title: Snettisham Great Torc
author: The British Museum
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13404/snettisham-great-torc/
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updated: 1970-01-01
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# Snettisham Great Torc

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## Image File

[![Snettisham Great Torc](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13404.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13404.png)

## Image Caption

The Snettisham Great Torc. Part of the Snettisham [burial](https://www.worldhistory.org/burial/) hoard found in Norfolk, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/). [Celtic](https://www.worldhistory.org/celt/), [gold](https://www.worldhistory.org/gold/) alloy, 150-50 BCE. Diameter 56 cm. (British Museum, London)

## Cite This Work

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Museum, T. B. (2021, February 10). Snettisham Great Torc. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13404/snettisham-great-torc/>
### Chicago
Museum, The British. "Snettisham Great Torc." *World History Encyclopedia*, February 10, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13404/snettisham-great-torc/>.
### MLA
Museum, The British. "Snettisham Great Torc." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Feb 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13404/snettisham-great-torc/>.

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