LOCAL: ARCHOLOGICAL NOTES. 125 
perfect vase, in an exceptionally good state of preservation, 
had been obtained in a field near the Humber bank, a short 
distance west of the ancient town of Barton-on-Humber. 
The land at this point consists of old Humber silt, resting 
on a bed of peat, of varying thickness. Below this is a bed 
of chalky gravel, and finally the solid chalk. The silt is being 
excavated for use in the manufacture of cement at some works 
adjacent, and where the vase was found it is five feet thick. 
The vase was lying on its side, and resting upon and partly 
embedded in the peat. Whether the five feet of silt represents 
ROMAN VASE. 
Two-thirds Actual Size. 
the accumulation since Roman times or not we cannot say, 
but the point is worth bearing in mind. 
The vase is made of fine grey clay, but it is now of a dark 
colour, and has a glossy surface through its contact with the 
peat. Its normal colour can be seen in a small fracture which 
was made whilst digging it out. The vase is 32 inches high, 
3 inches wide in its widest part, slightly over 2} inches across 
the top, and the neck, which is nearly half an inch from the 
top, is 2} inches in width. The base measures nearly 14 
inches across. The vessel holds slightly over a quarter of a 
