Two treasure hunters working in the Staffordshire Moorlands in England have dug up a millennia-old set of golden jewelry which features Celtic art that is believed to be some of the earliest such art from Britain.
The set, which has been named Leekfrith Iron Age Torcs and made up of three necklaces and one bracelet, is said to be at least 2,500 years old and made in either Germany or France. The torcs, likewise, are believed to be the earliest Iron Age gold work found in Britain.
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Mark Hambleton and Joe Kania, who are hobbyist treasure seekers, uncovered the treasures last December.
“This unique find is of international importance,” said Julia Farley, curator of British and European Iron Age collections at the British Museum. “It dates to around 400-250 BC and is probably the earliest Iron Age gold work ever discovered in Britain.”
“The torcs were probably worn by wealthy and powerful women, perhaps people from the continent who had married into the local community. Piecing together how these objects came to be carefully buried in a Staffordshire field will give us an invaluable insight into the life of theIron Age Britain,” Farley continued.
Hambleton and Kania have said that they are looking to split any proceeds from the discovery with the family who owns the land in which they found it.
Source: designfaves.com