CELTS. 



No. of 

 Case. 



No. of 

 Object. 



Locality, &c. 



How procured. 



xvii. 



Br. 4. 



Br. 5. 



Br. 6. 



Br. 7. 



Br. 8. 



Of the regular shouldered palstaves the 

 Dorset collection has several, as follow : 

 Wareham. 



A very light palstave, with only a shallow 

 shoulder. From its slight make it seems 

 possible that it was meant to be used as a 

 chisel rather than a lance or axe. It was 

 unskilfully cast, being honeycombed with 

 several holes, not caused by corrosion. 



Wareham. 



A small, narrow-edged specimen (if in.), 

 of much more solid make than Br. 4, but 

 like it in shallowness of shoulder-ridge. 



Near Wareham. 



A solidly made, rather rudely cast 

 specimen, with the normal curved edge, 

 2^in. wide. Shoulder deeper. 



Near Dorchester, Eglesham Meadow (below 

 Colliton Walk). 



A fully developed palstave, having well- 

 projecting wings, deep shoulders, and it 

 has had a ring or ear (see description 

 above), of which there is no sign in 4, 5, 

 or 6. This palstave is ornamented with a 

 ' rat's-tail ' below the shoulder. 



Same Locality. 



Much like 7, but its wings project less 

 and are longer. Its ring or ear is perfect. 

 Besides a rat's-tail, or rather a slight ridge 

 from the shoulder to the bevel of the 

 cutting edge, it has a hollow on each side 

 of the upper part of that ridge. Both 7 

 and 8 are much oxidized. 



With the 

 Cumiiiigtou 

 Collection. 



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