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later than Roman times, and probably belong to the 13th 

 or 14th century. 



As evidence of the district having- been occupied in l'ater 

 times, we have the remains of a number of brooches of un- 

 questionably Saxon type. The most complete of these is a 

 square-headed fibula of bronze, three inches in length, shown 

 in Plate XXX., fig. 1. In figs. 2-4 are shown representations 

 of the remains of three flat cross-headed bronze fibulae, one of 

 which (fig. 4) is almost complete ; and in figs. 5-6-7 are the 

 remains of the pointed ends of large Saxon cross fibulae. On 

 each of these is a representation of a horse's head, similar to 

 those which appear so frequently on fibulae found in Norway 

 and Sweden, and in Anglo-Saxon grave-mounds of North 

 and East England. This horse's head is also shown on 

 some large Anglo-Saxon fibulae from East Yorkshire recently 

 placed in the museum.* It is somewhat strange that the 

 only remains of this large type of Anglo-Saxon fibula found at 

 Ferriby should be these three similar pieces, each representing 

 the horse's head. 



I am much indebted to Mr. F. Haverfield, F.S.A., for 

 examining the specimens herein described, and for giving 

 valuable assistance as regards the dates, etc., of the fibulae. 

 ( To be continued. ) 



* See paper by the present writer in the " Antiquary " for September, 

 1906, pp. 333-338,' and "Hull Museum Publication," No. 33, pp. 10-1S. 



EXPLANATION OF PLATES. 



PLATE XXY. 



Figure' I. Enamelled flat Roman fibula, consisting of four discs joined ; 

 2nd or 3rd century. 

 ,, 2. Enamelled flat Roman fibula, consisting of three discs joined ; 



2nd or 3rd century. 

 , , 3. Front view offish-shaped fibula, enamelled ; 2nd or 3rd century. 



Iti. Side view of ditto. 

 ,, 4. Flat bronze fibula with jewel in centre ; 2nd or 3rd century. 



5. Fibula highly ornamented with blue enamel ; 2nd or 3rd 



century. 



6. Flat bronze fibula ; 2nd or 3rd century. 



,, 7. Bronze disc fibula, in form of round shield. 



,, 8. Oval bronze fibula, silvered; possibly late Roman. 



9. Bronze fibula in form of sole of sandal, probably originally 

 enamelled ; 2nd or 3rd century. 

 ,, 9«. Side view of ditto. 



10. Front view of bronze fibula. 



