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width with the narrow strips of wood which formed the 

 bucket-shaped vessel. The upper edge was tipped with 

 metal, and on one side there are signs of the fastening of 

 some kind of handle. 



The fibulae, or brooches, are of a kind somewhat rare in 

 Warwickshire. The most elaborate in workmanship is 

 circular, is two inches in diameter, and has a circular opening 

 a quarter of an inch in diameter, in the centre, which has 

 held a jewel or some precious stone. The space between 

 this, formed of a raised interlaced SS like pattern, is riveted 

 with the ring-like edge to a thin disc of metal which held 

 the acus and socket. Two other fibulaR belonged to the 

 sculptse, or round saucer-shaped fibulae, made out of a solid 

 disc of metal, bearing an incised pattern similar to the 

 more important one. These bore signs of having been 

 gilded. Two of the fibulse were of the ordinary flat ring 

 pattern, and two belonged to what are called cross-shaped 

 fibulae of ordinary patterns. One is trefoil headed, and the 

 other square headed, ornamented with dotted lines. They 

 are small, but interesting examples. The saucer-shaped 

 fibulae has been rarely found north of Oxfordshire. 



Only one drinking glass has been found, and its shape 

 was identical to one found at Kempston, in Bedfordshire, in 

 1863, and is figured in one of the volumes of the Associated 

 Societies. Unfortunately this, like the only urn found, has 

 been broken, but I have carefully figured them. 



It would have been interesting to know the particular 

 graves to which many of the lesser articles belonged, for, 

 amongst other things there is a small fibula with a pin like a 

 Highland brooch, and three bronze rings, one of which is 

 four inches in diameter, and another evidently much worn 

 on two sides by long use. 



