304 Bronze Age Weapons in the Scarborough Museum. 



borough specimen is very slightly damaged by being broken 

 at the end opposite to the cutting edge. It measures 4" in 

 length, i" across the middle, |" in thickness, the cutting edge 

 being 3" in length. The axe contains a few pittings on 

 its surface, which probably occurred since its burial in the 

 ground. Weight 9 oz. 



(4) What is probably the next in age of this series, is a 

 rather unusual type for this district, which is labelled ' bronze 

 celt found at Kirby Wisk, presented by Mr. Jacobs, January 

 I2th, 1831.' The specimen is corroded rather badly, suggest- 

 ing its close proximity to peaty water, but its outstanding 

 features are the exceptionally large leaf -shaped ' wings,' 

 which occupy nearly two -thirds of the length of the axe. 

 Between these extensive wings, of course, the split shaft 

 would be inserted. 



The specimen is 5" long, i^" wide at the base of the wings, 

 the W'ings are i\" wide at the widest part. The cutting edge, 

 when complete, would be 3I" long. Weight I2| oz. 



(5) This is a well made celt, and appears to be prac- 

 tically in the condition in which it was cast, and shows 

 no signs of having been used at all. This is very much 

 after the type of axe from the Hotham hoard, figured 

 in this journal recently (July, 1921, plate I.), and it is 

 almost identical with the Ripon example {The Naturalist, 

 1917, fig. 23, plate IV.). Evans figured nothing quite 

 like this. The specimen is 5I" long, has two well-formed 

 lozenge -shaped wings nearly i|-" across, the extremities 

 of the wings at each side being slightly turned in, so as to 

 form a better grip for the split shaft. At the base of the 

 wings there is just a suspicion of a ridge to stop the shaft. 

 The cutting edge is 3" long. Weight 12 oz. If this axe was 

 originally part of the Scalby hoard, as might be assumed 



"from the label, it is probably one of those for the manufacture 

 of which the collection of broken spears, swords, etc., was 

 intended . 



(6)* This is somewhat similar in type to the last, but is 

 nothing like of such excellent workmanship. It bears a 

 label, ' River Humber,' from which it has apparently been 

 found somewhere in the Humber district, but w^hether north 

 or south it is now difficult to say. The wings are narrower and 

 smaller (I" wide) than in No. 5. The depression for the 

 split shaft is rather deeper ; the cutting edge is clumsily 

 made, and h is not been fullv hammered out. There is just 

 a suspicion of a l'-sha])ed ornament or decoration on each 

 side at the base of the wings, as may be seen, though more 



* No. () bcai-s a laip;c number * 220, ' such a.s are used at auction sales, 

 and may indicate- that it was purchased at a sale. No. 7 has a similar 

 label, nunil)'. rid ' j j i .' 



Naturalist 



