Notes on Archaology. 175 



They have, without exception, a pair of holes bored on one side, about half- 

 an-iuch apart. 



It has been suggested that these were intended for suspension ; may they not, 

 more probably, have been the orifices through which a cord was passed to tie oa 

 the cover ? An example from Lambourue, Berks, now in the British Museum, 

 has a lid of the same ware as the cup itself, and ornamented with a corresponding 

 pattern, aud in both cup and cover there are two holes, the same distance apart, 

 through which the string was probably passed to fasten on the cover. 



None of these cups in the Society's Museum have covers. It is probable that 

 the Lambourne cup is the only one known with this appendage preserved ; but 

 lids of wood may have been used, which have decayed in the progress of the 

 centuries. 



It is evident that the cups could not be used for holding incense, or any other 

 similar substance, if suspended from holes on one side. 



W. CUNNINGTON. 



[A circumstance which seems to militate against Mr. Cunnington's theory is 

 the fact that in most cases the perforations in these little cups are not near the 

 upper edge of the vessel, as one would fancy that they would be if the string 

 passing through them was to serve as a hinge for the lid, but an inch or more, 

 that is to say, one-third of the way down the side of the vessel. — Ed.J 



Medieval Bell at Kemble. 



A Pre-Reformation bell exists at Kemble, which is not mentioned by Mr. Lukis 

 in his list of the bells of Wilts. The height of the bell is 2ft., and the diameter 

 of the mouth 2ft. 6in. The inscription reads : — 



^anttc JjjJt'rttuS afffr nnfit^ gratia. 



The centre word is difficult to decipher, a rubbing was submitted to Dr. Cox, 

 Editor of the Antiquary, who reads it as above. 



C. E. PONTING. 



Opening of Two Baerows on Liddington Warren Farm, 

 N. Wilts, 1893. 



The first barrow opened is close to a green road leading from Shepherd's Rest 

 to Marlborough. It is a bowl-shaped barrow, and as it has been ploughed over 

 for many years it has spread over a considerable space, its diameter from north 

 to south being about 68ft., and from east to west 80ft., whilst its height is now 

 only about 4ft. 



A trench was started on the south-east side, and at 13ft. from the centre the 



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