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end of a treadle below the lathe. The cord is hitched round the 

 wood, and adjusted to such a length as to keep the treadle well off 

 the ground when the pole is at rest. When the treadle is pressed 

 by the foot it draws down the pole, and the cord in its passage 

 causes the piece of wood to revolve. When the pressure is 

 relieved the elasticity of the pole draws it back in the opposite 

 direction, so that the workman, by treading, causes an alternate 

 rotatory motion of the wood. If a projecting stop wsre attached 

 to the object in the lathe, so as to prevent it making a complete 

 revolution, a portion which would be occupied by the handle of the 

 cup would be left unturned." In a barrow at Stoborough, near 

 Wareham, called King Barrow, a very large hollow trunk of an 

 oak was found 10ft. long with a cavity of 3ft. containing 

 several human bones, and near the south-west end of the barrow 

 there was lying a small vessel, somewhat similar to the cup found 

 at Broad Down Barrow, but of different ornamentation and of 

 ruder workmanship. It was described at the time as made of 

 wood, but it was probably of Kimmeridge shale, as has been 

 suggested by Dr. T. Wake Smart. The late Mr. C. 0. Bartlett 

 had a rudely chipped conical piece of Kimmeridge shale from the 

 neighbourhood of Wareham in his collection which appeared to 

 have been prepared for a deep cup or vase. In Mr. Durden's 

 collection * are two amulets, five armillse, two beads of Kimmeridge 

 shale, from the Roman camp at Hod Hill ; also three amulets 

 from a field on the eastern slope of the hill. One bead, two 

 armillse, and three amulets were found at Tarrant Hint.>n, where 

 Roman relics are profusely scattered about beneath the surface, 

 comprising tesserae, fragments of urns, bronze fibulas, amphorae, 

 querns, and roofing tiles. There is an armilla in this collec- 

 tion which was found in a grave at Sturminster Marshall, 

 containing the skull of a young person, also a piece of Romano- 

 British pottery. 



From the evidence adduced above there is no proof that 

 coal-money and other objects made of Kimmeridge shale were 

 * Purchased by the Trustees of the British Museum. 



