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turn of the spring are missing. The bow is somewhat stouter 

 than in the examples at Devizes, it has a single row of dots 

 between two engraved lines along its centre. The foot is of 

 pronounced " duck's head " form, with forked beak touching the 

 bow. It has a circular socket — now empty, to contain a stone 

 or amber. Length 2/gin. Illustrated, Pitt-Rivers' Excavations, 

 II., p. 117, and Guide to Early Iron Age,^^. 100 (here reproduced 

 by kind permission). 



Fig. 4. Found at West Kennet, 1897, near a second brass coin of Antoninus 

 Pius. Relics of different ages were also found near. In collection 

 of Mr. J. W. Brooke. The bow has a faint line of dots between 

 two engraved lines. The foot has a thick rounded knob. Perfect. 

 Length 2|in. 



Fig. 5. Found at Upper Upham, near Aldbourne, 1907. Coins found near 

 it ranged in date from Vespasian to Constantine II. The majority 

 were of the time of Carausius, Diocletian, and Maximian. Very 

 similar to Fig. 4. A single line of dots between two engraved lines 

 along the bow. The foot an oval knob with engraved circle and 

 dot on the top. Perfect. Length 2|in. 



Fig. 6. Found near Warminster. In possession of Mr. G. N. Temple, of 

 Boreham Manor, Warminster. It has a row of dots down the 

 back with engraved lines at the sides. The foot is a circular flat 

 knob, engraved with circle and dot. Complete. A solid bronze 

 axis runs through the coils of the spring, which is broken, and the 

 pin now works only on the axis. Length, 2jgiii- 



Fig. 7. Found near Bush Barrow, Salisbury Plain. Devizes Museum- 

 Presented by Rev. E. Wilton. Consists of bow and foot only. 

 The bow is of more solid make than most others, the foot ends in 

 a large plain circular bevelled knob touching the bow. A row of 

 minute dots between two lines along the back of the bow. Length 

 Ifin. Very similar to the example fromBryanstone, near Bland- 

 ford, Dorset, in the British Museum, (Figured, Guide to Early 

 Iron Age, p. 100.) 



Fig. 8. Found by flint diggers on West Lavington Down. Presented to 

 Devizes Museum by Rev. E. Wilton. Consists of the bow, one 

 turn of the spring, and the catch only. A row of minute dots 

 with engraved line on either side along back of bow. A small 

 specimen. Length Ifin. 



Fig. 9. Found by flint diggers on West Lavington Down, Presented to 

 Devizes Museum by Rev. E. Wilton. Consists of bow and foot 

 only. The bow is plain with an irregular line of dots along the 

 side. The foot has a small flattened knob, now bent out of place. 

 Length Ifin. 



Fig 10. From Baydon, apparently from the site of the Romano-British 

 settlement there. Consists of bow and foot only. A stronger and 

 heavier example than the others, with a more highly arched and 

 less square-shaped bow. It is massive, plain, and almost round 

 in section. The foot is in the shape of a duck's head, with a circular 



