Ancient treasure find under heavy security

An ancient piece of Bronze Age jewellery thought to be more than 3,000 years old was being heavily guarded today after a man simply walked into a jewellers and asked what it was.

An ancient piece of Bronze Age jewellery thought to be more than 3,000 years old was being heavily guarded today after a man simply walked into a jewellers and asked what it was.

The mystery discoverer took the ribbon torc - worn as a child’s necklace or upper arm band - to an expert in Cork for an evaluation.

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