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ON THE LAKE VILLAGE AT GLASTONBURY. 397 
Glass. (G.) 
26. About three-eighths of a small translucent blue glass bead, 6 mm. thick, ard 
originally about 9°5 mm. in diam. Mound 84. 
Antler, (H.) 
358. Well-preserved object consisting of a complete tine of red-deer cut off at 
the base; length 190 mm. (7% inches) on the outer curve; max, thickness at the cut 
end 21 mm. At 65 mm. from this sawn end is a transverse perforation, about 
4:2mm.indiam. This end has been slightly notched for a width of about 14 mm., 
and there is a plain bead round the head of the object. The tine is further 
ornamented by a roughly cut slight incised line encircling the object at 28 mm. 
from the head. Mound 75, A worked tine of this type has not previously been 
found in the village. 
359. Worked tine of red-deer in a somewhat friable condition; present length 
of the outer curve 113 mm. It is perforated by two holes laterally, the broken one 
at the base being about 6 mm. in diam., the larger hole (9 by 8 mm.) being 35 mm. 
from the tip of the tine. Probably a cheek-piece of a horse’s bit. Mound 73. 
Judging from the frequency with which these side-pieces of bridle-bits, of varying 
types, have been found in the village, the hcrse must have been common among the 
Jake-dwellers, not necessarily on the site of the village, but also in the neighbouring 
hill-country. This is not altogether borne out by the number of remains of horse 
found on the site, a far greater proportion of remains of oxen having been dis- 
covered. On the other hand, it is quite probable that many of these so-called 
cheek-pieces were used for other purposes at present. unknown. 
360. Finely worked object made from a red-deer tine, sawn square at both ends; 
length on the outside curve 118 mm. It has finely moulded ends, and in this respect 
is unlike anything of antler found in the village. Both the moulded ends consist 
of ridges (ornamented with encircling incised lines) with a groove between. The 
moulding at the larger end is 15-5 mm. wide, at the smaller end 10 mm. Just 
below the larger moulding is a circular perforation (diam. 6:7 mm.) bored trans- 
versely on the line of the greatest width. Ata short distance within the moulding, 
on one face only, is an incised dot-and-circle. Use unknown. Mound 66. 
361. Handle of antler for iron awl, traces of the corroded iron still remaining 
embedded in the smaller end of the handle. The object was sawn off square at 
both ends, the length on the outer curve being 48 mm.; double incised lines as 
ornament encircle both ends of the handle. Mound 66. 
362. Large piece of stag’s antler of bi-convex section, with large tranverse 
perforation, not quite circular, but averaging 175 mm, in diam. Probably the 
head of ahammer. It isin good preservation, and is of somewhat different cha- 
racter from the majority of antler hammers found inthe village. Marks of blows are 
seen on one side. Max. length 72 mm.; max. girth 174 mm. Mound 66. 
363. Object of red-deer tine, roughly cut, somewhat expanded, or knobbed, at 
the larger end; through this enlargement, across its greatest width, a circular per- 
foration (diam. 5 mm.) has been bored; and at 25-5 mm. from the smaller end there 
is a perforation (max. diam. 7 mm.) in an opposite direction. The object shows 
groups of knife-cuts in two places. Length on the outer curve 101mm, Perhaps 
a cheek-piece of a bridle-bit. Mound 75. 
364. Worked red-deer antler with a roughly cut slit at the base, which has been 
broken. This slit may have been intended for the insertion of the tang of a 
knife or other cutting implement, but if used as a handle it was a most uncomfortable 
one for grasping. Mound 13. 
Iron. (I) 
107. Much corroded pointed end of a large iron object, perhaps part of a file; 
length 92 mm.; max. width about 28 mm. Mound 75. 
108. Very long iron bolt, found in a much corroded condition in five pieces, but 
subsequently cleaned; total length 258 mm. (about 101 inches). The head is of 
oblong form, measuring 24mm. by 16 mm.; height of head about 9mm, At a short 
distance from the head the bolt is of circular section, with a diameter of 12 mm., 
tapering to about 10 mm. at the smaller end. Mound 75. 
A fragment, probably of an iron ring (unnumbered), was found below the clay of 
Mound 73. 
