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A Celtic penannular brooch from Burgos, Spain. Made prior to the 1st century CE (Iron Age). Made of a copper alloy. Diameter: 5 cm. (British Museum, London)

The Celtic Lochar Moss torc from Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Copper alloy, 1st-2nd century CE. Diameter: 16.5 cm. (British Museum, London)

The Devil tries to tempt Jesus; detail from a stained window, c. 1170-80 CE. Victoria & Albert Museum, London.

The Trichtingen torc, discovered near the town of that name in Germany. Perhaps dating to the 2nd century BCE, it is made of silver-plated iron. It measures 29.5 cm (11.5 in) in diameter and weighs 6.7 kilos (14.8 lbs). Landesmuseum...

Portrait of the Devil, Codex Gigas, f. 290r., created in the early 13th century CE in Bohemia (modern-day Czech Republic). National Library of Sweden, Stockholm.

Mother goddess' statue with a pleated skirt found outside of the South Temple of the Tarxien Temples, Malta, c. 3000-2500 BCE.

A gold alloy torc from the Belstead Brook hoard, Ipswich, England. Celtic, 150-50 BCE. Diameter 18.6 cm. (British Museum, London)

A detail of the Snettisham Great Torc. Part of the Snettisham burial hoard found in Norfolk, England. Celtic, gold alloy, 150-50 BCE. Diameter 56 cm. (British Museum, London)

Vintage package of John Rolfe pipe mixture tobacco, peach brandy flavor, made for the House of Edgeworth, Richmond Virginia.

Ta' Ħaġrat temples, Malta, built c. (3600-3200 BCE).