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BRONZE BRACELETS. 



pally of bracelets (figs. 40, 41), pins (fig. 42), and rings. 

 The bracelets are either simple spirals, or rings open at one 

 side, and decorated by those combinations of straight and 

 curved lines, so characteristic of the Bronze age. 



FIG. 40. 



FIG. 41. 



Bracelets Switzerland. 



Very many bronze j>ins have been obtained from the Swiss 

 lake-habitations : for instance, 57 from Morges, 239 from Es- 

 tavayer, and 600 from Jftdau. They are also very frequently 



B. 



'Fie. 42. Bronze Hair-pinsSwitzerland. 



found in graves, where they were used, as pointed out by Sir 

 E. C. Hoare, to secure the linen cloth which enveloped the 

 bones. Although brooches of bronze are very common, they 

 have generally been found in conjunction with iron, and we may 



