Dr Tess Machling<p>The <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Clevedon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Clevedon</span></a> torc terminal which can be seen at the <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/BritishMuseum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BritishMuseum</span></a>.</p><p>This <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/torc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>torc</span></a> has always puzzled folks as it appears to show Stage1/2 c.4thC BC motifs on the side, but later Stage V c.1stC BC motifs on the face. This has been assumed to be indicative of longevity of art styles...</p><p>... but what if the terminal is actually a cut down torus torc of <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Snettisham" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Snettisham</span></a> / <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Netherurd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Netherurd</span></a> variety, remodelled in the later Iron Age?</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Archaeology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Archaeology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Prehistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Prehistory</span></a> <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/Gold" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gold</span></a></p>