CHAP, x.] HOARDS OF THE BRONZE-SMITH. 385 



smelting is a perfect ingot of bronze, weighing 2 '8 40 

 kilos, boat-shaped, and perforated in the centre for con- 

 venience of carriage. Similar ingots have been met 

 with in various parts of France, and are very readily 

 mistaken for large and heavy hammers or picks. The 

 tools for working bronze are represented in the fol- 

 lowing list : 



MATERIALS FOR SMELTING AND IMPLEMENTS FOR 

 WORKING BRONZE. 



Bronze ingot and fragments . . . 24 



Smelting waste . . ... .- . .130 



Mould of lance-head . ... . . 1 



File . . . . : . .... . . 1 



Cold chisels and points . . . . 3 



Stamps . . . .. . > . . 2 



A mould for making round heads in repousse . I 



Socketed hammer ... . . . . 1 



The cold chisels are composed of bronze, with a large 

 percentage of tin. The stamp is for working the plates 

 of bronze, or possibly for making pottery or moulds. 

 One is terminated by a disk, on which two circles are 

 engraved round a central point. The other is a small 

 elongated rectangular implement, with one end com- 

 posed of a line of points and the other of a series of 

 oblique lines. Both have evidently been employed in 

 the composition of the beautiful patterns so conspicuous 

 on the personal ornaments. We may therefore conclude 

 that the manufacture of some of the higher works of 

 art was carried on at this very spot. 



The implements intended for various purposes are as 

 follow : 



2 c 



