ROMAN VILLA AT HARPHAM, EAST YORKS. 1 79 



glass beads, one of transparent glass, the other two of 

 turquoise-blue glass; a piece of twisted band, and a lump 

 of melted lead; two iron staples; a large quantity of flat- 

 headed iron nails used for fastening the roofing tiles ; a 

 three-sided arrow point 1^ inches long ; portion of a bronze 

 buckle, and a small thin piece of bronze and small pieces of 

 glass, some of which have evidently been acted upon by fire. 

 Most of these are shown on Plate XVIII. 



Unquestionably, the excavations so far made have only 

 revealed a portion of an extensive Roman Villa, probably 

 erected in the third or fourth century. Trial holes put down 

 in different parts revealed traces of foundations, wall-plaster, 

 &c, at several different points. From a number of objects 

 found also on the surface, as well as the part of a hypo- 

 caust (?) discovered at the south-east of the pavements, it 

 is obvious that the area would well repay further examination, 

 and this Mr. St. Quintin has kindly agreed to. The Villa is 

 not surrounded by earthworks or other military protection, 

 and appears to have been more of the type of a summer 

 residence, possibly for the use of officers from Eboracum 

 (York). 



The entire collection has been kindly presented to the 

 Hull Municipal Museum by Mr. St. Quintin, where the 

 smaller objects are already exhibited, and where the tessera?, 

 &c, will be shewn so soon as they have been placed upon a 

 new foundation of cement, &c. My best thanks are also due 

 to Mr. H. O. Piercy and the Rev. C. V. Collier, who has 

 taken a keen interest in our Museum, and has materially 

 assisted me in the preparation of these notes. 



I am also indebted to Mr. Eastwood for a plan of the 

 large pavement, and to my assistant, Mr. T. Stainforth (who 

 is putting the pavements together), for the drawings from 

 which the plans illustrating these notes have been made. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



Plate XIV.— Plan of large pavement in sandstone, chalk, &c. 

 XV. — Details of centre of large pavement. 

 XVI. — Fig. 1, Plan of corridor, in brick and chalk. 



2, Restoration of part of corridor. 



3, Plan of pavement in brick and chalk. 

 1, Portion of brick tile with impression of dog's foot. 



_ 2 > Piece of plaster shewing two thicknesses. 

 XVIII. — Objects found during the excavations: — 

 Four coins. 

 Three glass beads. 



Iron arrow point, piece of lead, bronze buckle. 

 Iron staples. 

 Iron nails. 



XVII. 



