|HE beautiful ornament which forms the subject of our 

 illustration was obtained from Dorchester by Mr. 

 Edward Cunnington, through whose kindness we are 

 enabled to figure it, and at the same time to quote from him the 

 following notice of the find. " The buckle was found at the 

 north-east corner of the new fair ground in Dorchester. There 

 was only a small place cut open for the foundation of the new 

 wall, and I could only ascertain that there was a well-made 

 Roman mortar floor there. I found also several pieces of 

 Samian ware, one with the maker's name, another with the 

 characteristic ornament on it ; also several pieces of black 

 Roman pottery, &c. I consider it the site of a Eoman Villa, 

 just outside the walls which went to ruin on the Romans leaving 

 the town." Our engraving of the article in question is of the 

 exact size of the object, the upper figure representing a front 

 view, and the lower one a back view of the same. 



The framework of the whole is of copper, which has been 

 oxidised externally, but by the removal of the patina the copper 

 colour is plainly discernable, the back was impressed at the 

 sides with, the view probably of economising the metal ; either 

 end appears to have possessed an elevated button, of which the 

 one on the right hand has been broken off. 



A careful examination of the upper surface of this ornament 

 will show that its framework is impressed all over, but here the 

 space is occupied with enamels, of these the rounded ones at 

 the ends have lost their paste, but the bows and inner angles 

 have a beautiful arrangement of blue and scarlet enamels, the 



