428 CERTAIN OBJECTS OF UNKNOWN SIGNIFICANCE, 



surface is oxidated. Several chips have been knocked out on one 

 side since the recovery of the " stone." 



Weight, 31bs. 14|ozs. 



No. 7* (PL XVIII. fig. 1) is in the possession of Mr. R. T. Baker, 

 Curator of Technological Museum, Sydney, and was found 6 feet 

 below the surface whilst sinking a tank through the red soil near 

 Coolabah, County of Canbelego, N.S.W. It is composed of a 

 clay similar to that of the preceding specimen, but much softer; 

 in fact it crumbles away if rubbed with the finger, and will write 

 upon a board very like a chalk crayon. It is almost circular in 

 section, the diameters of the base being 5 cm. and 4-2 cm.; the 

 height is 29-5 cm , and the greatest circumference, taken just 

 above the worn portion (about 3 -5 cm. from the base) is 18-6 cm. 

 The base is hollowed out to a depth of 6 mm. in the centre. The 

 concavity is smooth and regular, and, as in the case of No. 1, the 

 signs of wear only appear on the outer edge of the ring and at 

 the foot of the "stone." The surface of this stone has also been 

 stained a light red by oxidation. The markings, though numerous, 

 are all of the same nature, and occur generally in pairs. They 

 are, as usual, unequal, ranging from 1 to 6 cm. in length, and 

 very shallow, some of them being little more than scratches. 

 There are 26 of the larger cuts in 13 pairs, starting at 3 cm. 

 from the top and disposed irregularly round the " stone " to 

 within 5 cm. from the base. In addition to the larger cuts are 

 many small ones. Near the top are a number of these small 

 marks ranged one under the other, not one of which exceeds 

 5 mm. in length. Going completely round the "stone" are 5 

 nearly parallel scratches. These do not occur at regular intervals, 

 and are so faint as to be scarcely distinguishal:»le where the surface 

 has been abraded, although before the " stone " was coloured they 

 were no doubt easily descernible. By continual handling the 

 "stone " has attained quite a noticeable polish. 



Weight, 21bs. loz. 



* Vide postscript, p. 436. 



