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GRAVE-MOUNDS AND THEIR CONTENTS.

CIB HILL TUMULUS, NEAR ARBOR-LOW, DERBYSHIRE.

Grave-mounds and their Contents:
A MANUAL OF ARCHÆOLOGY,
AS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE
BURIALS OF THE CELTIC, THE ROMANO-BRITISH, AND
THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIODS.
BY
LLEWELLYNN JEWITT, F.S.A.,
ETC., ETC.
With nearly Five Hundred Illustrations.

LONDON:
GROOMBRIDGE AND SONS,
5, PATERNOSTER ROW.

1870.

TO

MY OLD AND MUCH-ESTEEMED FRIEND,

JOSEPH MAYER, Esq.,

FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON;
FELLOW OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF NORTHERN ANTIQUARIES
OF COPENHAGEN;
FELLOW OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY;
MEMBER OF THE SOCIETIES OF ANTIQUARIES OF
FRANCE, NORMANDY, THE MORINI,
ETC., ETC., ETC.;
ONE OF THE MOST ARDENT AND ZEALOUS OF ARCHÆOLOGISTS,
AND MOST KINDLY OF MEN;
THE PRINCELY DONOR TO THE PUBLIC
OF THE FINEST AND MOST EXTENSIVE
MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES
EVER COLLECTED TOGETHER BY A SINGLE INDIVIDUAL;

I, WITH TRUE PLEASURE,

Dedicate this Volume.

LLEWELLYNN JEWITT.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I.
	Page
Grave-mounds in general—Their Historical Importance—General Situation—Known as Barrows, Houes, Tumps, and Lows—List of Names—Division into Periods	1
CHAPTER II.
Ancient British or Celtic Period—General characteristics of the Barrows—Modes of construction—Interments by inhumation and by cremation—Positions of the Body—Hitter Hill Barrow—Elliptical Barrow at Swinscoe—Burial in contracted position—In sitting and kneeling positions—Double Interments	6
CHAPTER III.
Ancient British or Celtic Period—Interment by cremation—Discovery of lead—Burial in Urns—Positions of Urns—Heaps of burnt Bones—Burnt Bones enclosed in cloth and skins—Stone Cists—Long-Low—Liff’s-Low, etc.—Pit Interments—Tree-coffins	31
CHAPTER IV.
Ancient British or Celtic Period—Sepulchral Chambers of Stone—Cromlechs—Chambered Tumuli—New Grange and Dowth—The Channel Islands—Wieland Smith’s Cave, and others—Stone Circles—For what purpose formed—Formation of Grave-mounds—Varieties of Stone Circles—Examples of different kinds—Arbor-Low, etc.	50
CHAPTER V.
Ancient British or Celtic Period—Pottery—Mode of manufacture—Arrangement in classes—Cinerary or Sepulchral Urns—Food Vessels—Drinking-cups—Incense Cups—Probably Sepulchral Urns for Infants—Other examples of Pottery	83
CHAPTER VI.
Ancient British or Celtic Period—Implements of Stone—Celts—Stone Hammers—Stone Hatchets, Mauls, etc.—Triturating Stones—Flint Implements—Classification of Flints—Jet articles—Necklaces, Studs, etc.—Bone Instruments—Bronze Celts, Daggers, etc.—Gold articles	109
CHAPTER VII.
Romano-British Period—General Characteristics—Modes of Burial—Customs attendant on Burial—Interments by cremation and by inhumation—Barrows—Tombs of Stone—Lead Coffins—Clay and Tile Coffins—Sepulchral Inscriptions, etc.	134
CHAPTER VIII.
Romano-British Period—Pottery—Durobrivian Ware—Upchurch Ware—Salopian Ware—Pottery found at Uriconium—Potteries of the New Forest, of Yorkshire, and of other places—Sepulchral Urns—Domestic and other vessels	151
CHAPTER IX.
Romano-British Period—Pottery—Samian Ware—Potters’ Stamps—Varieties of Ornamentation—Glass Vessels—Sepulchral Vases, etc.—Lachrymatories—Bowls—Beads—Coins found with Interments	175
CHAPTER X.
Romano-British Period—Arms—Swords—Spears, etc.—Knives—Fibulæ—Armillæ—Torques of Gold, etc.—Other Personal Ornaments	190
CHAPTER XI.
Anglo-Saxon Period—Distribution of Anglo-Saxon Population over England—General characteristics of Grave-mounds—Modes of Burial—Poem of Beowulf—Interments by cremation and by inhumation—Articles deposited with the Dead—Positions of the Body—Double and other Interments—Burial in Urns—Cemeteries and Barrows	202
CHAPTER XII.
Anglo-Saxon Period—Pottery, general characteristics of—Cinerary Urns—Saxon Urn with Roman Inscription—Frankish and other Urns—Cemeteries at Kings Newton, etc.—Mode of manufacture—Impressed Ornaments	214
CHAPTER XIII.
Anglo-Saxon Period—Glass Vessels—Drinking-glasses—Tumblers—Ale-glasses—Beads—Necklaces—Ear-rings—Coins, etc.	228
CHAPTER XIV.
Anglo-Saxon Period—Arms—Swords—Knives—Spears—Shields—Umbones of Shields—Buckles—Helmets—Benty-Grange Tumulus—The Sacred Boar—Grave at Barlaston—Enamelled Discs and pendant Ornaments, etc.—Horse-shoes	236
CHAPTER XV.
Anglo-Saxon Period—Fibulæ—Enamelled circular Fibulæ—Gold Fibulæ—Pendant Cross—Cruciform Fibulæ—Penannular Fibulæ—Irish and English examples—Pendant Ornaments, etc.	266
CHAPTER XVI.
Anglo-Saxon Period—Buckets—Drinking-cups of wood—Bronze Bowls—Bronze Boxes—Combs—Tweezers—Châtelaines—Girdle Ornaments—Keys—Hair-pins—Counters, or Draughtmen, and Dice—Querns—Triturating Stones, etc.—Conclusion	280

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

ANCIENT BRITISH OR CELTIC PERIOD.
Fig.		Page
	Gib Hill Tumulus. (Frontispiece.)
2	Section of Grave-mound, Lord’s Down, Dewlish, Dorset	8
3	Section of Grave-mound, Gib Hill, Derbyshire	9
4	Section of Grave-mound, with two modes of interment by cremation	10
5	Section of Grave-mound, with inverted urn	10
6	Interment, Smerril Moor	12
7	Interment, Tissington	13
8	Interment, Roundway Hill	14
9	Interment, Hitter Hill	15
10	Plan of Barrow, showing interments, Hitter Hill	17
11	Interments, Hitter Hill	18
12	Interments, Hitter Hill	20
13	Skull, Hitter Hill	21
14	Plan, with interments, Swinscoe	23
15	Interment, sitting position, Parcelly Hay	26
16	Interment, sitting position, Monsal Dale	28
17	Plan of Barrow, with interments, Monsal Dale	29
18	Plan of Barrow, with interments, Cressbrook	30
19	Section of Barrow	32
20	Stone Cist, Baslow Moor	33
21	Section of Barrow	33
22	Inverted Urn, with burnt bones, Wardlow	34
23	Plan of Long-Low	36
24	Stone Cist, Long-Low	38
25	Skull, Long-Low	39
26	Skull, Long-Low	39
27	Mode of construction, Long-Low	40
28	Stone Cist, Middleton Moor	41
29	Stone Cist, Liff’s-Low	42
30	Stone Cist, Gib Hill	43
31	Portion of woollen garment, Scale House	45
32	Tree-coffin, Gristhorpe	48
33	Tree-coffin, Gristhorpe	48
34	Dagger, etc., Gristhorpe	49
35	Flint, etc., Gristhorpe	49
36	Tree-coffin, boat shape	49
37	Cromlech, Lanyon	52
38	Cromlech, Lanyon plan	52
39	Cromlech, Chun	53
40	Cromlech, Chun plan	53
41	Cromlech, Plas Newydd	54
42	Minning-Low, plan	55
43	New Grange, general view	56
44	New Grange, entrance to passage	57
45	Dowth, general view	58
46	Dowth, entrance to passage	58
47	Cromlech, Knockeen	59
48	Cromlech, Knockeen plan	59
49	Cromlech, Gaulstown	60
50	Cromlech, Gaulstown plan	60
51	Cromlech, Ballynageerah	61
52	Cromlech, Ballynageerah	62
53	Cromlech, Ballynageerah plan	62
54	Cromlech, L’Ancresse	63
55	Chambered Tumulus, Gavr Innis, south entrance	64
56	Chambered Tumulus, Gavr Innis, opening in north chamber	65
57	Chambered Tumulus, Gavr Innis, plan of chamber	65
58	Chambered Tumulus, Gavr Innis, carved stones	65
59	Chambered Tumulus, Gavr Innis, carved stones	66
60	Chambered Tumulus, Gavr Innis, carved stones	66
61	Chambered Tumulus, Gavr Innis, carved stones	67
62	Chambered Tumulus, Stony Littleton	68
63	Chambered Tumulus, Stony Littleton plan	58
64	Chambered Tumulus, Five Wells, Taddington	69
65	Chambered Tumulus, Five Wells, Taddington plan	69
66	Flax Dale Barrow, plan	72
67	Section, Elk-Low	73
68	Stone Circle, “Nine Ladies,” Stanton Moor	73
69	Stone Circle, “Nine Ladies,” Stanton Moor plan	74
70	Stone Circle, construction of	75
71	Stone Circle, Sancreed	76
72	Stone Circle,	76
73	Stone Circle, Isle of Man	76
74	Stone Circle, Trewavas Head	77
75	Stone Circle, Mule Hill	77
76	Stone Circle, Channel Islands	78
77	Stone Circle, with “twin barrow”	78
78	Stone Circle, with “twin barrow”	79
79	Stone Circle, construction	79
80	Stone Circle, Boscawen-un	80
81	Stone Circle, Aber	80
82	Stone Circle, Berriew	81
83	Stone Circle, Penmaenmaur	81
84	Stone Circle, Arbor-Low, Derbyshire	82
85	Pottery—fragment, Darwen	86
86	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Monsal Dale	87
87	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Ballidon Moor	88
88	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Ballidon Moor in situ	88
89	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Trentham	89
90	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Darwen	90
91	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Dorsetshire	91
92	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Dorsetshire	91
93	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Darley Dale	92
94	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Stone	93
95	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Cleatham	93
96	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Cleatham	93
97	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Calais Wold, Yorkshire	94
98	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Darley Dale	95
99	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Tredinney	96
100	Pottery—Cinerary Urn, Morvah	96
101	Pottery—Food vessel, Trentham	97
102	Pottery—Food vessel, Fimber	98
103	Pottery—Food vessel, Hitter Hill	98
104	Pottery—Food vessel, Hitter Hill	99
105	Pottery—Food vessel, Monsal Dale	100
106	Pottery—Food vessel, Fimber	100
107	Pottery—Drinking-cup, Fimber	102
108	Pottery—Drinking-cup, Hay Top, Monsal Dale	102
109	Pottery—Drinking-cup, Grind-Low	102
110	Pottery—Drinking-cup, Elk-Low	103
111	Pottery—Drinking-cup, Elk-Low bottom	104
112	Pottery—Drinking-cup, Roundway Hill	104
113	Pottery—Drinking-cup, Gospel Hillock	105
114	Pottery—Incense cup, Yorkshire	106
115	Pottery—Incense cup, Yorkshire	106
116	Pottery—Incense cup, Yorkshire	106
117	Pottery—Incense cup, Yorkshire	106
118	Pottery—Incense cup, Yorkshire	106
119	Pottery—Incense cup, Yorkshire	106
120	Pottery—Incense cup, Dorsetshire	106
121	Pottery—Incense cup, Yorkshire	106
122	Pottery—Incense cup, Stanton Moor	107
123	Pottery—Incense cup, Baslow	107
124	Pottery—Incense cup, Dorsetshire	107
125	Pottery—Incense cup, Darley Dale	107
126	Pottery—Handled vessel, Yorkshire	108
127	Stone celts, Royal Irish Academy	110
128	Stone celts, Royal Irish Academy	110
129	Stone celts, Royal Irish Academy	110
130	Stone celts, Royal Irish Academy	110
131	Stone celts, Royal Irish Academy	110
132	Stone celt, Derbyshire example	110
133	Stone hammer-head, Wollaton	111
134	Stone celt, Derbyshire example	112
135	Stone hammer-head, Winster	112
136	Stone hammer-head, Cambridgeshire	112
137	Stone hammer-head, Trentham	112
138	Stone hammer-head, Dorsetshire	113
139	Stone mauls, Royal Irish Academy	113
140	Stone mauls, Royal Irish Academy	113
141	Stone mauls, Royal Irish Academy	113
142	Stone hammer-head, Mickleover	113
143	Triturating stones	114
144	Triturating stones	114
145	Spindle whorl	115
146	Flint arrow-heads, Greenlow and other places in Derbyshire	116
147	Flint arrow-heads, Greenlow and other places in Derbyshire	116
148	Flint arrow-heads, Greenlow and other places in Derbyshire	116
149	Flint arrow-heads, Greenlow and other places in Derbyshire	116
150	Flint arrow-heads, Greenlow and other places in Derbyshire	116
151	Flint arrow-heads, Greenlow and other places in Derbyshire	116
153	Flint arrow-heads, Greenlow and other places in Derbyshire	116
146	Flint arrow-heads, Greenlow and other places in Derbyshire	116
154	Flint, Green-Low	117
155	Flint, Arbor-Low	118
156	Flint, Calais Wold	119
157	Flint, Calais Wold	119
158	Flint, Gunthorpe	119
159	Flint, Ringham-Low	119
160	Flint, Calais Wold	119
161	Flint, Calais Wold	119
162	Flint, Derbyshire examples	120-122
163	Flint, Derbyshire examples	120-122
164	Flint, Derbyshire examples	120-122
165	Flint, Derbyshire examples	120-122
166	Flint, Derbyshire examples	120-122
167	Flint, Derbyshire examples	120-122
168	Flint, Derbyshire examples	120-122
169	Flint, Derbyshire examples	120-122
170	Flint celt, Gospel Hillock	122
171	Necklace of jet, Middleton Moor	123
172	Necklace of jet and bone	124
173	Necklace of jet, Fimber	125
174	Jet studs, Gospel Hillock	126
175	Jet studs, Calais Wold	126
176	Jet pendant, Derbyshire	126
177	Bone implement, Green-Low	126
178	Bone implement, Thor’s Cave, etc.	127
179	Bone implement, Thor’s Cave, etc.	127
180	Bone implement, Thor’s Cave, etc.	127
181	Bone implement, Thor’s Cave, etc.	127
182	Bone pendant, Arbor-Low	127
183	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	128
184	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	129
185	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	129
186	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	129
187	Bronze celt, Moot-Low	129
188	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	131
189	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	131
190	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	131
191	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	131
192	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	131
193	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	131
194	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	131
195	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	131
196	Bronze celt, Royal Irish Academy	131
197	Bronze socketed celt, Kirk Ireton	131
198	Bronze dagger, Bottisham	132
199	Coin, Mount Batten	133
200	Coin, Mount Batten	133
201	Coin, Mount Batten	133
202	Coin, Mount Batten	133
203	Coin, Mount Batten	133
204	Coin, Birkhill	133
205	Coin, Blandford	133
ROMANO-BRITISH PERIOD.
206	Cist of stone, York	144
207	Leaden coffin, Colchester	144
208	Leaden coffin, Bishopstoke	145
209	Clay coffin, Aldborough	145
210	Chest of stone, with pottery, etc., Avisford	147
211	Tomb of tiles, York	148
212	Potter’s kiln, Castor	152
213	Pottery, Headington	154
214	Pottery, Headington	154
215	Pottery, Headington	154
216	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, scroll ornaments	155
217	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, scroll ornaments	157
218	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, scroll ornaments	157
219	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, scroll ornaments	157
220	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, hare hunting	157
221	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, hare hunting	158
222	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, hare hunting	158
223	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, stag hunting	158
224	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, stag hunting	158
225	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, stag hunting	159
226	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, indented urn	161
227	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, cup	161
228	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, indented urn	161
229	Pottery, Durobrivian ware, indented urn	161
230	Pottery, Upchurch ware, group of vessels	163
231	Pottery, Upchurch ware, urn	164
232	Pottery, Salopian ware, group of vessels	166
233	Pottery, group, Headington	167
234	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Toot Hill	167
235	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Little Chester	168
236	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Leicester	168
237	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Little Chester	169
238	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn,	169
239	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn,	169
240	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, London	170
241	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Water Newton	170
242	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, London	170
243	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Leicester	170
244	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Winchester	170
245	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Castor	170
246	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Water Newton	170
247	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Castor	170
248	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, Castor	171
249	Pottery, Sepulchral Urn, London	171
250	Pottery, Amphora London	172
251	Pottery, Amphora London	172
252	Pottery, Amphora London	172
253	Pottery, Amphora London	172
254	Pottery, Mortarium London	171
255	Pottery, group, Headington	173
256	Pottery, Headington	173
257	Pottery, Headington	173
258	Pottery, Headington	173
259	Pottery, various localities	174
259	Pottery, various localities	174
259	Pottery, various localities	174
260	Pottery, various localities	174
261	Pottery, various localities	174
262	Pottery, various localities	174
263	Pottery, various localities	174
264	Pottery, various localities	174
265	Pottery, various localities	174
266	Pottery, various localities	174
267	Pottery, Samian ware, cup, Leicester	175
268	to 275 Potters’ marks	176
276	Potters’ stamp	177
277	Pottery, Samian ware, bowl, London	178
278	Pottery, Samian ware, bowl, Arezzo	179
279	Pottery, Samian ware, bowl, Arezzo	179
280	Pottery, Samian ware, bowl, London	179
281	Pottery, Samian ware, bowl, London	180
282	Pottery, Samian ware, patera London	180
283	Pottery, Samian ware, foliage	181
284	Pottery, Samian ware, bowl, Castor	182
285	Pottery, Samian ware, bacchanalian scene	182
286	Pottery, Samian ware, bowl, Castor	183
287	Pottery, Samian ware, Cologne	183
288	to 291 Samian ware, cups, etc., London	184
292	Glass, sepulchral vessel, Bartlow Hills	185
293	Glass, bowl, Leicester	186
294	to 297 Glass beads	186
298	Glass beads, etc.	187
299	Sword, Lough Lea	191
300	Sword, Lincolnshire	191
301	Spear or lance-head, Little Chester	190
302	Spear or lance-head, Hartshay	190
303	Spear or lance-head, Wardlow	192
304	Arrow-head, bronze	192
305	Knife	192
306	Knife Wetton	193
307	Fibula, Waleby	194
308	Fibula, Elton	194
309	Fibula, Monsal Dale	194
310	to 315 Fibulæ, various localities	194
316	Fibula, Royal Irish Academy	194
317	Fibula, Little Chester	194
318	Fibula, Bottisham	195
319	Fibula, Elton	195
320	Fibula, Hoylake	195
321	Armillæ, Stony Middleton	196
322	Torques, Needwood Forest	198
323	Torques, Royal Irish Academy	199
324	Horse-shoe, lamp, and fibulæ, Gloucester	201
ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD.
325	Plan of interment, Lapwing Dale	209
326	Pottery, Cinerary Urns, Kingston	215
327	Pottery, Cinerary Urns, North Elmham	217
328	Pottery, Cinerary Urns, Chestersovers	217
329	Pottery, drinking vessel	217
330	Pottery, Cinerary Urns, Selzen	221
331	Pottery, Cinerary Urns, Londinières	221
332	Pottery, Cinerary Urns, Selzen	221
333	Pottery, Cinerary Urns, Londinières	221
334	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Cologne	221
335	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Pfahlbau	223
336	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Pfahlbau	223
337	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Pfahlbau	223
338	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Pfahlbau	223
339	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Kings Newton	222
340	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Kings Newton	222
341	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Kings Newton	224
342	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Kings Newton	224
343	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Kings Newton	224
344	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Kings Newton	225
345	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Kings Newton	225
346	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Kings Newton	225
347	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Kings Newton	226
348	Pottery, Cinerary Urn, Kings Newton	226
349	Pottery, notched stick	227
350	Pottery, notched stick	227
351	Pottery, punctured ornament, Kings Newton	227
352	Pottery, cup, Kings Newton	227
353	Glass tumblers	229
354	Glass tumblers	229
355	Glass tumblers	229
356	Ale-glasses	229
357	Ale-glasses	229
358	Glass cups	229
359	Cup-bearer, with ale-glass	230
360	Cellarer, with barrels and pitchers	230
361	Banquet	231
362	Glasses, decanter shape	231
363	Glasses, decanter shape	231
364	Ale-glasses	232
365	Ale-glasses	232
366	Ale-glasses	232
367	Glass and clay beads	233
368	Glass and clay beads	233
369	Glass and clay beads	233
370	Glass and amber necklace	234
371	Glass Bead and ring	235
372	Sword, Tissington	237
373	Sword, Grimthorpe	237
374	Sword, Grimthorpe guard	237
375	Sword, Grimthorpe chape	237
376	to 390 Swords, from illuminated MSS.	239
391	Swordsman with shield and sword	240
392	to 396 Knives or daggers, Kentish graves	242
397	to 403 Spear-heads, Kentish graves, etc.	244
404	Spears, from illuminated MSS.	244
405	Shield plates, etc., Grimthorpe	246
406	Umbone of shield, Kentish graves	247
407	Umbone of shield, Kentish graves	247
408	Umbone of shield, Tissington	247
409	to 416 Shields, from illuminated MSS.	248
417	to 428 Buckles, from Kentish graves	249, 250
429	Drinking-cup, Benty Grange	251
430	Enamelled ornaments, etc., Benty Grange	251
431	Helmet, Benty Grange	253
432	Ornaments, Benty Grange	253
433	Plan of interment, Barlaston	259
434	Bronze ring, Barlaston	259
435	Enamelled disc, Barlaston	260
436	Enamelled disc, Middleton Moor	261
437	Enamelled ornament, Middleton Moor	262
438	Enamelled ornament, Royal Irish Academy	262
439	Bronze disc and rivets, Grimthorpe	263
440	Horse-shoe, Berkshire	264
441	Horse-shoe, Berkshire	264
442	Plan of interment, Rhine	265
443	Fibula, Kingston Down	267
444	Fibula, Winster Moor	269
445	Pendant cross, Winster Moor	269
446	Fibula, Sittingbourne	270
447	Fibula, Wingham	270
448	Fibula, Kent	270
449	Fibula, Stowe Heath	271
450	Fibula, Ingarsby	271
451	Fibula, Northamptonshire	272
452	Fibula, Stow Heath	272
453	Fibula, Royal Irish Academy	272
454	Fibula, Royal Irish Academy	273
455	Fibula, Royal Irish Academy	273
456	Fibula, Westmoreland	274
457	Fibula, Bonsall	275
458	Fibula, Bonsall	276
459	Fibula, Westmoreland	277
460	Bucket, Northamptonshire	281
461	Bucket, Fairford	281
462	Bucket, Envermeu	282
463	Drinking-cup, Sibertswold	283
464	Drinking-cup, Sibertswold	283
465	Bronze bowl, Over-Haddon	284
466	Bronze box, etc., Church Sterndale	285
467	Bronze ornament, Church Sterndale	285
468	Bronze box, Newhaven	286
469	Comb, Royal Irish Academy	287
470	Comb, Kent	287
471	Comb, Thames	288
472	Comb, Arica	288
473	Comb, Arica	288
474	Comb, Indian scalp	288
475	Comb, Tweezers, Leicestershire	289
476	Châtelaines, Kent	290
477	Latch-keys (?) Ozengall	291
478	Girdle suspenders, Wilbraham	291
479	Girdle suspenders, Searby	291
480	Hair-pin, Searby	292
481	Hair-pin, Royal Irish Academy	292
482	Hair-pin, Royal Irish Academy	292
483	Hair-pin, Royal Irish Academy	292
484	Draughtmen, Cold Eaton	294
485	Dice, Gilton	295
486	Quern, Winster	295
487	Quern, Kings Newton	296
488	Triturating stones	296
489	Triturating stones	296

Grave-mounds and Their Contents / A Manual of Archæology, as Exemplified in the Burials of the Celtic, the Romano-British, and the Anglo-Saxon Periods

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