microrobert
07-18-2013, 01:08 PM
Golden torc on display at museum
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A rare 3,000-year-old piece of gold jewellery unearthed in bogland by an amateur treasure hunter has been unveiled to the public at its new home - the Ulster Museum.
The golden torc was dug up in Co Fermanagh four years ago by a local man who at first thought it was a spring from a car engine.
It was another two years before Ronnie Johnston figured it was rather more significant after noticing something similar in a treasure hunters magazine.
The item was subsequently declared a valuable artefact at a special treasure inquest at Northern Ireland Coroner’s Court and ultimately purchased by Stormont’s Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
Golden torc on display at museum - Regional - Belfast Newsletter (http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/regional/golden-torc-on-display-at-museum-1-5297035)
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A rare 3,000-year-old piece of gold jewellery unearthed in bogland by an amateur treasure hunter has been unveiled to the public at its new home - the Ulster Museum.
The golden torc was dug up in Co Fermanagh four years ago by a local man who at first thought it was a spring from a car engine.
It was another two years before Ronnie Johnston figured it was rather more significant after noticing something similar in a treasure hunters magazine.
The item was subsequently declared a valuable artefact at a special treasure inquest at Northern Ireland Coroner’s Court and ultimately purchased by Stormont’s Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure.
Golden torc on display at museum - Regional - Belfast Newsletter (http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/regional/golden-torc-on-display-at-museum-1-5297035)