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A rather rough, holed-stone, perhaps a spindle-whorl, tri- 

 angular, but before breakage square, was also picked up. It is 

 a miniature men-an-tol, or tolven, 3 or 4 inches across and f-in. 

 thick. The hole about £-in, in diameter, is irregularly bevelled, 

 and tool marks shew that the piercing was effected by cutting 

 into both faces of the stone till perforation was produced. 



The urn, in form, size, and adornment, much resembles the 

 Hustyn specimen found in the same neighbourhood. 



It rises from a circular, flat base, and gradually widens as far 

 up as the two handles, which are of broad looped form. Thence, 

 forming a graceful bulge, it slightly contracts and then again 

 expands a little, towards the brim. 



The fragments shew its dimensions : — 



Height of urn about 20 inches. 



Diameter at mouth 15 



bulge 17 „ 



base ........ 6 



Height and width of handles. ... 3£ „ 



Projection of handles 1| „ 



Thickness ,, £ }} 



Opening ,, 1 by 1£ „ 



Depth of brim-bevel, within . . . . 1^ 



Thickness of brim, at edge .... £ ,, 



,, at lower part of bevel . . f- „ 



„ sides i-in. or less. 



,, base f-in. nearly. 



The contour and ornamentation are good. A potter's wheel* 

 must have been used in the manufacture of the urn. The 

 pottery has a smooth surface, and seems to have been slightly 

 burned, being tolerably firm but easily crumbled. It is unglazed. 

 The colour is a deep sober brown approaching to black. 



All the adornments have been effected by pressing a close 

 three-stranded plait of rushes or fine thongs on the clay whilst it 

 was soft. Such impression has caused each line to resemble a 

 continuous double row of corn-grains arranged as in a wheat-ear. 

 Below the handles the pottery is plain. Upon them and on 

 the upper part of the urn and on the bevel within its brim the 

 patterns appear. 



* Most writers state that the Celtic urn-makers did not use a wheel, but see 

 "Nsenia," p. 149,jwith which I agree. 



