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looped class may be conveniently mentioned here (fig. 17). The form 

 of the blade resembles some of the rapier blades (fig. 18), and the 

 dotted ornamentation associates the type with the early forms. The 

 Academy possesses five examples of this type, varying from 15 to 20 

 inches in length. 



Turning now to the spear-heads with rivet-holes in the 

 sockets, but without loops or openings in the blades (Class I. 

 of Wilde's and Evans' classifications), we are struck by the 



fact that the blade is almost 

 invariably leaf-shaped, and 



(17) 



(18; 



;20) 



(19) 



(2i; 



17.— (W. 26). One-fourth. i8.— (W. 152). 19.— Lough Gur ( W. 76). One-fourth. 

 20. — Streamstown, Banagher (W. 250). W. F. W. One-fourth. 

 21.— (W. F. W.) One-fourth. 



devoid of ribs (figs. 19, 20, and 21). Out of a total of 137 examples 

 in the Academy's collection but six specimens show blades of the 

 angular form of the previous type. Two examples of the leaf-shaped 

 form, not included in the preceding total, are devoid of rivet-holes or 

 loops. The pins or rivets used to secure the spear-heads of this class 



