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marking- the outline of the body and the division of the head, 

 but this is missing - from the head itself, probably through 

 decay. Two bands of black enamel extend from the head to 

 the tail, enclosing a space in the centre of the body which is 

 picked out with chevrons of white enamel, apparently to 

 represent scales. The eye, which is in relief, remains, but 

 the other details of the head have disappeared. The spring- 

 is formed by the end of ,the pin being bent round in a double 

 spiral, which is hinged to a flange protruding from the under 

 side of the upper portion or bow, although in this type the 

 term "bow" can scarcely be applied, this member having- 

 become absolutely straight. 



" So far as I am aware, only one other of like pattern 

 has yet been discovered in this country. This was in the 

 Romano-British village of Rotherly, excavated by the late 

 General Pitt-Rivers, and during the time that I was entrusted 

 with the supervision of the operations. For comparison, 

 the Rotherly specimen is here reproduced from General Pitt- 

 Rivers' ' Excavations in Cranborne Chase', Vol. II., Plate 

 XCVII., p. 118. In size and general shape the two are 

 identical. The enamel is dark blue, however, in the Rotherly 

 specimen, where in the London one it is black ; there seems 

 to be some slight difference also in the arrangement of the 

 spring. Both these specimens are reproduced full size." 



Another brooch, also complete, is in the form of the 

 sole of a sandal ; this is also i§ inches in length (Plate 

 XXV., figs. 9-9C/). It is provided with a small loop at 

 the heel, by means of which it would be secured to the 

 dress. It is precisely similar to one found at Warrington, 

 and figured in "Warrington's Roman Remains," by Mr. 

 T. May (1904, page 79). In the Warrington specimen, 

 however, traces of enamel are preserved, whereas the hollow- 

 inside the sole in the South Ferriby example is entirely empty. 

 Mr. May's description of his specimen is as under: "An 

 early perfect bronze fibula, length 1^ inches, shaped like the 

 sole of a sandal, filled with blue enamel, having four yellow 

 spots, and only the ring for attachment of the pin partly 

 corroded." A further specimen (see Plate XXV., fig. 8) is 

 oval in form, with a sunk ring round the edge, probably 

 originally filled with enamel, and an oval hollow in the centre, 

 which may have been filled with enamel or by a jewel. This 

 brooch has been silvered, traces of which still remain. Three 

 brooches of a somewhat similar type are shown in Plate XXV. 

 The first (fig. 5 ) is a very fine example, almost perfect, and 

 has both a spring and a catch for the pin complete. It is 



