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© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID 2529
Castellet de Banyoles
Protohistory and Iberian world

torque

MAC BCN-019447

Object type
torque
Production date
-250 / -195
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Culture
Protohistory and Iberian world
Discovery location
Castellet de Banyoles
Materials
silver
Township
Tivissa (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Tarragona, Ribera d'Ebre)
Technique
smelting
Where is it?
Exposició permanent
Dimensions
120 x 105 mm
Description
Torque or collar formed by two wires twisted in a spiral, with a thickness greater in the centre. It is part of the treasure of Tivissa located at the iberian town of Castellet de Banyoles in 1927, along with the four patera, the kylix, the bracelet and ritual chalice vessels. This type of collar is characteristic of the Celtic world and is a distinctive element of the elite that governed communities. It was used by both men and women, as reflected in figurative representations. They often form part of the treasures localized in both the Iberian Peninsula and Europe with Celtic roots.

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