DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES. 



1. Ancient Danish arrow-head, with owner's mark. 



Engelhardt, Denmark in the Early Iron Age, p. xiii, fig. 35. 



2. Modern Esquimaux arrow-head, with owner's mark. 



In my collection, one-half natural size. 



3. Owner's marks from various ancient Danish arrows. 



Denmark in the Early Iron Age, pp. i xiii. 



4. Copper (?) celt from Waterford 6 inches long, 3^ wide at the 



broader end, and i% at the smaller, which is about i-i6th thick. 

 Cat. of Royal Irish Academy, p. 363. 



5. Winged celt, or Paalstave, from Ireland. Ibid. p. 373. 



6. Socketed celt from Ireland, one-third of the actual size. Ibid. p. 385. 

 7-9. The three principal types of celts, and the manner in which they 



are supposed to have been handled. Ibid. p. 367. 



10. Kalmuck Axe. Iron. In the collection of the late Dr. Klemm. 



11. Copper (?) celt from Ireland, one-half of the actual size. 



Cat. of Royal Irish Academy, p. 363. 



12. Half of a celt-mould from Ireland. It is of mica slate, 6^ inches 



long, 4 wide, and presents upon the surface the apertures by 

 means of which it was adjusted by the other half. Ibid. p. 91. 



13. Decorated celt from Ireland 8^ inches long, 4 wide at the blade 



end, and half-an-inch thick. Ibid. p. 365. 



14. Simple celt from Denmark, one-third of the actual size. 



Nordiske Oldsager i det Kong. Mus. i Kjobenhavn, No. 178. 



15. Ornamental celt from Denmark, one-third of the actual size. Ibid. 



No. 179. 



16. Socketed celt from Denmark, one-third of the actual size. Ibid. 



No. 195. 



17. Bronze celt, Naples. In my collection, one-half nat. size. 



1 8. Le Puy. two-thirds nat. size. 



19. Stone Axe, Denmark. ,, ,, 



20. Modern African Axe. one-sixth nat. size. 



21. Iron sword from a cemetery at Brighthampton in Oxfordshire, one- 



eighth of the actual size. 



Archseologia, vol. xxxviii. pi. 2, fig. i. 



22. Sword from Ireland 23^ inches long, i$i wide in the centre of 



the blade, which is margined by a grooved feather edge. 

 Cat. of Royal Irish Academy, p. 444. 



