Lang, J., Meeks, N. and McIntyre, I. (1980). The metallurgical examination of a Bronze Age gold torc from Shropshire. Hist Metall 14. Vol 14, pp. 17-20.

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The metallurgical examination of a Bronze Age gold torc from Shropshire
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Hist Metall 14
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Historical Metallurgy
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14
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17 - 20
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The (unprovenanced) twisted-bar coiled torc was found to have been made from one melt of gold (81%, gold, 16%, silver, 3% copper). It was evidently made from a square-sectioned bar cut and formed, not by joining separate strips. The composition of the solder was close to that of the body metal and would have required very careful temperature control. Au(abr)
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Janet Lang
Nigel Meeks
I M McIntyre
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1980
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Bronze Age (Auto Detected Temporal)
Copper (Auto Detected Subject)
Silver (Auto Detected Subject)
Body Metal (Auto Detected Subject)
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05 Dec 2008