Torque

A metal collar composed of seven round, spirally grooved cylinders that decrease in size moving up to the next. Each cylinder extends to a rectangle that ends in a curve that forms a ring.

Torque

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
Diameter: 22 cm
Context:
Tărtăria-Podu Tărtăriei vest, Romania
Date:
900–800 BCE
Inventory Number:
369610
Lender:
National History Museum of Romania, Bucharest, Romania
Credit:
Photo © Field Museum, photographer Ádám Vágó