a neck ring that is open in the front and usually made of spiraled metals

an unclosed circlet, often worn about the arm, neck or head

a very high status neck ornament which was worn by both males and females during the Iron Age

A torc, also spelled torq or torque (in Latin torques, from torqueo, to twist, because of the twisted shape of the collar), is a rigid circular necklace that is open-ended at the front. The ends of ancient torcs typically bore sculpted ornaments, frequently globes, cubes, or animal heads, and less commonly human figures. The body of the necklace was usually but not always wrapped.