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pronounced, in the Ripon illustration already referred to ; a 

 decoration more accentuated, and of a different form, occurs 

 in the next example. 



The specimen is 4!" long, 4" wide at base of wings. The 

 cutting edge is 2" across, and the weight 8| ozs. 



(7) This is a much corroded axe of small size, and has 

 probably been in peaty water. It has evidently had ' wings,' 

 but these, with the top part of the implement, have been eaten 

 away by the acids. It is remarkable for the enormous flat 

 ridge for stopping the shaft, at the bottom of each of the 

 two sockets. The decoration on each side of this axe gives 

 these the appearance of brackets. In addition to a deep 

 triangular groove on each side of the stop, there is below a 

 longer V-shaped ridge which reaches within half an inch of 

 of the cutting edge. This double V-shaped decoration is 

 rather unusual in Yorkshire examples. The specimen is 3f " 

 long, I" wide, i|" in thickness (measured in the middle of the 

 wings) , and the cutting edge is if" long. Weight 5 oz. 



(8) This, and the next example (9) are very similar in 

 general design. No. 8 has fairly large wangs, bent over on 

 each side, and meeting rather more than in No. 5 described 

 above. There is also a very slight ridge or stop for the split 

 shaft, and the axe has the unusual feature for a non-looped 

 palstave in having a distinct medial ridge, which extends 

 from the stop just at the base of the wings, to within about an 

 inch of the cutting edge, where it gradually disappears. The 

 sharp -pointed corners of the cutting edge of the axe have been 

 hammered down at some time, a feature also present in No. 9, 

 and in the latter the hammering is distinctly old in date. 

 The measurements of No. 8 are : length 6f", width across 

 the wings (which are lanceolate rather than lozenge -shaped). 

 If", cutting edge 2^" ; (originally probably half an inch 

 longer). Weight 16 oz. This celt is labelled ' bronze celt 

 found nr Knapton formerly a Roman Station.' 



(9) A smaller edition of the last example, in which the 

 wings are bent over towards meeting each other even more, 

 and almost forming a socket on each side of the axe. There 

 is a very slight ridge or stop, and there has been a medial 

 ridge as in the last example. This can be distinctly felt, but 

 is not very obvious to the eye. The pointed extremities have 

 been rounded off by hammering, a feature which is not recent. 

 The specimen is slightly corroded by peaty acids. The card 

 bears on the back the words, ' Bronze Celt, Presented by Mr. 

 Hanson Herbert.' Possibly this information may sometime 

 enable the locality to be ascertained. 



Length 5^", width across wings ij", cutting edge if". 

 Weight 10 ozs. 



There are five more or less perfect socketed axes of the 



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