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others sometimes keep the hoof of a favourite horse ? There 

 were many fragments of pottery, some of it differing con- 

 siderably in the outline of the vessels from that found at 

 Chesterford. A few bits of Samian occurred; one a small 

 saucer with the leaf on the margin which we have found so 

 common, another with a Mercury and part of a hunting-scene ; 

 one nearly complete mortarium, and many pieces of black urns, 

 two of which have been partially restored. These I deposited 

 in the Archaeological Museum until the College can provide 

 for their safe keeping. 



Within the walls of Trinity College an immense quantity 

 of relics of various ages have from time to time been unearthed ; 

 of which many fortunately fell under the observation and care 

 of that excellent antiquary Mr William White, sub-librarian of 

 the College, who has given an account of some of them 1 . 



Several objects have recently been brought to me, respecting 

 some of which I have only the statements of the workmen that 

 they were found when cutting drains in Trinity in 1905. I feel 

 sure from the variety and character of the things themselves 

 that I have rescued only a very small part of the collection. 

 Respecting their position and mode of occurrence I have no 

 evidence. Among them were fragments of earthen cooking 

 vessels, a bellarmine or greybeard, and the teeth of horse and 

 pig. There were also some objects which point rather to later 

 College times, for instance the lower half of an Egyptian 

 turquoise-coloured pottery image, and a stout plain ivory 

 knife handle some 4 inches long and 1 inch in diameter at 

 the thicker end. 



Another very interesting series of remains was found in 

 digging the foundations of the new buildings at the corner of 

 Trinity Street near the Great Gate of Trinity. This section I 

 had opportunities of observing during the progress of the 

 excavations. It is on the margin of the gravel spur and the 

 made ground on which Trinity is built. 



A large number of the objects were brought to the Bursar, 

 H. MLeod Innes, M.A., who kindly allowed me to examine 



1 Proc. Camb. Ant. Soc. Nov. 8, 1893, Vol. n. N.S. p. 292. 



