[1] The torc is made from electrum, an alloy of gold, silver and copper,[2] weighs 700 grammes (1.5 lbs)[1] and is 20 cm in diameter.

[2] The body is formed from rolled gold alloy wires, which had then been plaited into eight thin ropes then twisted together.

The reason for its deposition is uncertain, although Jeremy Hill, head of research at the British Museum, speculated that it might have been buried "possibly as an offering to the gods.

[citation needed] The torc was found by Maurice Richardson, a tree surgeon, while he was metal detecting in a field.

The torc was declared treasure trove in 2005 and purchased in 2006 for Newark's Millgate Museum, with significant grant aid from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.