Archaeological Collection
Twisted torque
Item name:Twisted torque
Dating:13th–12th century BC
Material:Bron
Dimensions:Diam. 17.9 cm
Findspot:Korinjski hrib above Veliki Korinj
Inv. No.:P 3393
On display:The Earliest Stories from the Crossroads
Description
The substantial twisted bronze torque is the only surviving item of
a hoard found around on Veliki Korinj in 1871. Brief reports also note
bronze axes, spearheads and bracelets in the hoard. The Provincial
Museum of Carniola purchased the torque in 1885. Until then, the
finder used it as a door handle.
Further reading
Turk, Peter and Turk, Matija, 2019: The Earliest Stories
from the Crossroads, Ljubljana, Fig. 250, pp. 202, 250.
On display in the Permanent Exhibition