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The Snettisham Treasure is a series of discoveries of Iron Age precious metal on display at the British Museum in London England Royalty Free Stock Photo

Snettisham Primary School, Norfolk Royalty Free Stock Photo

Moody sunset over mudflats at Snettisham Royalty Free Stock Photo

Snettisham RSPB Royalty Free Stock Photo

The Snettisham Treasure is a series of discoveries of Iron Age precious metal on display at the British Museum in London England

Snettisham Scalp - an autumn sunset Royalty Free Stock Photo

The old pier at Snettisham Royalty Free Stock Photo

The great torc part of the Snettisham hords is Gold alloy torc with ornamented terminals. The torc is made from just over a kilogram of gold mixed with silver. It is made from sixty-four threads. Each thread is 1.9mm wide. Eight threads were twisted together at a time to make eight separate ropes of metal.