Ourense Torcs

The exact find spot of the two neck rings has never been confirmed but experts have determined, based on the shape and design of the torcs, that they originate from Ourense in the province of Galicia near the Spanish/Portuguese border. ==Description==

The two gold torcs are nearly identical with double reel-shaped terminals and circular body. The terminals have a large tapered central depression, with embossed ornamentation around the edge. Their Celtic design is characteristic of the torcs produced in Galicia and northern Portugal, in the Iberian Peninsula. ==See also==

File:Ourivería. Torques, arracadas, doas de colar..jpg|Northern Galician torcs File:Torque de Santa Tegra 1.JPG|Torc terminal from A Guarda, Galicia. Museo do Castro de St. Tegra File:Galician celtic torc.jpg|Northern Gallaeci torc (Artabri type with "pear" terminals), showing construction, and decoration of the hoop File:Torques de Burela. Museo Provincial de Lugo.jpg|Torc from Burela, Galicia, with double moulding scotiae terminals, and hoop decoration. At 1.812 kilos, the heaviest Iberian torc. File:Galician warrior head.JPG|A Gallaecian warrior's head, wearing helmet and a torc. Museo Provincial de Ourense ==Bibliography==