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feet high. Of her bones nothing remained save a few teeth 

 scattered in the amber tinted gravel, but on what appeared 

 to have been her breast, was a large disc of gold, or brac- 

 tate, two inches in diameter, which had evidently been 

 appended to some other ornament by wire or string. This 

 other ornament was evidently a few amber beads of some- 

 what rude workmanship, one of which was so much brighter 

 in colour as to lead to the belief that it was a ruby or garnet 

 of great value; it was however, so friable that great care 

 was necessary to preserve it whole. In the grave was found 

 also a large fibula, and a handsome silver bracelet or armlet 

 of excellent workmanship ; but it was not until these were 

 cleansed from the dirt that their rude beauty was made 

 apparent. On careful examination it appeared that the gold 

 pendant was ornamented by a series of figures formed by a 

 punch, or rather by a series of punches used singly to form 

 the general pattern. The outer markings were not unlike 

 the plain indentations on the rims of modern coins ; these 

 were followed at varying widths by small curves and a ball 

 not unlike a comma, laid flat; then surrounding an ill-defined 

 ring of one inch in diameter were a series of ball and tassel 

 marks irregularly punched from the front; the central 

 pattern was marked from the back, and if it can be likened 

 to anything, it is like a number of birds, beasts, fishes, and 

 reptiles mingled together. It weighs 5 dwts. 18 grains, 

 and is of pure gold of a rich colour. 



Thei-e Avas found also a smaller disc or bractea of silver, 

 bearing a pattern formed by the same set of punches, but 

 differently arranged. The centre is formed by what appears 

 to be a small rowel spur. This was so friable that the 

 various portions found have been with difiiculty preserved. 

 The interest of the collection centres in the silver bracelet, 



