at Broomsffrove, Milton, Pewsey. 299 



high, and is about Uin. across the mouth, 2^in. across the body in 

 the widest part, and lin. across the base. About l^iu. from the 

 mouth there is a small raised band or ridge running round the vase, 

 and from this band downwards there are twelve rows of twelve 

 indentations each, irregular in their distance from one another, 

 though the rows are equidistant from one another. There is just a 

 vestige of a rim round the mouth, but it is very slight. 



A small vase almost exactly like it in size and construction was 

 found in the Pans Lane Potteries, Devizes, many years ago, and is 

 now in our Museum at Devizes. 



On March 16th, 1894., further excavations produced an urn 

 measuring 5 Jin. high and 7iin. across the shoulder. It has a very 

 wide mouth, and a narrow thin upright rim about jin. in depth. 

 It was not quite perfect, and had been crushed somewhat, probably 

 by agricultural implements j I managed, however, to repair it, and 

 it is now fairly complete. 



At the same time I found several distinct types of pottery, which 

 I sent to General Pitt-Rivers for identification. He has been kind 

 enough to send me the following particulars and descriptions: — 

 " The grey pottery is very interesting as it exactly resembles the 

 quality of ware found in the interior of the ramparts of Wansdyke 

 and is thus described in the relic table of Excavations, vol. III. : — 

 * Grey, without quartz sand, but with occasional grains of quartz 

 and large grains of stone and other materials, apparently cinders ; 

 of various thicknesses and apparently without ornamentation.' ■" 



This pottery is also mentioned in Excavations, vol. III., p. 32, where 

 Gen. Pitt-Rivers speaks of the desirability of ascertaining the locality 

 of the kilns in which it is fabricated. The passage, which I am 

 permitted to quote, is as follows : — 



"The other qualities [in addition to Samian] of C. R. B. and G. are new, and 

 peculiar to Wansdyke, and although they are the same in both sections and the 

 entrenchment at Brown's Barn, they differ entirely from the common kinds of 

 pottery of Woodcuts, Rotherley, and Woodyates. 



" It appears probable that all these common kinds were made in local kilns^ 

 and, until the kilns arc discovered, their sources must remain unknown." 



