)0 DORSET-FOUND CELTIC AND kOMAN KRONZE OI'.JECTS. 



No. of 

 Case. 



No. of 

 Object. 



Locality, &c. 



How procured. 



The wearer would carefully expand it, slip 

 it over his leg and knee, and then let it 

 contract. Nothing is known of a second 

 being found, nor of any coins or pottery to 

 give a date. But graves with Roman 

 pottery were found close by. It may be 

 noted that these graves were in the limits of 

 the Roman fossa. Sir J. Evans has no 

 description of any similar ring in his hand- 

 book, but in a letter he describes one of 

 like construction and size. He does not, 

 however, know where it was found. 



RINGS OF VARIOUS KINDS. 



No. of 



No. of 

 Object. 



Br. 72, 

 74. 



73, 



Br. 75, 76. 



Br. 77, 



79. 



78, 



Locality, &c. 



Dorchester. Roman stratum. 



Three plain rings, about fin. in internal 

 diameter, probably thumb rings. 



Jordan Hill. 



Two plain rings, fin. and 9-1 6th in. in 

 internal diameter respectively. Perhaps 

 finger rings, but 76 is small and also 

 rough for this purpose. 



Ford in gt 011. 



77 is a rough little ring about fin. in 

 outside diameter. It seems to be of iron, 

 coated with bronze. 78 is lin. across, 

 neatly made of a rod in. thick. Both 

 these rings were found with, and almost 



How procured. 



With the 

 Hogg Loau 

 Collection. 



With the 



Wame 

 Collection. 



Given by the 

 Rev. H. Moule. 



