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Bi,o28. 

 Oval-shaped hammer, made of trap-rock. It is perforated for a 

 shaft, and is flattened at the extremities by use. Size, 4.5- inches 

 long, if thick. 



Bl,O20. 



Quartzite perforated hammer. Size, 3} x 2 x if inches. 



Bi,030. 

 A curious perforated hammer. It is nearly cylindrical, with 

 both faces symmetrically rounded, and showing no traces of 

 wear. Resembles Fig. 151 of Evans's "Stone Implements." 

 Size, 3x2 inches. 



61,031. 



Perforated sandstone hammer ; questionably authentic. Size, 

 io£ x 3^ x 3I inches. 



134 



Is a broadly oval implement of the class designated in the 

 Catalogue of the Royal Irish Academy as punch-hammers. The 

 anterior margin has been ground to a rounded axe-edge, while 

 the butt-end is thick and blunt. It is encompassed by a broad, 

 fiat groove above the base. A thong secured in this furrow 

 would afford the means of holding the tool while being struck 

 by a maul. 



130. 



A flat stone of hard slate, roundly triangular, polished smooth, 

 and perforated at one of the angles ; most likely a slickstone or 

 polisher. Dug up near Killyleagh, County Down, in 1845. 



131- 

 A Sinker or Plummet of coarse schist. It is an oval-shaped 

 pebble, in which a hole has been made at one end. Length, 

 4^ ; breadth, 2f inches. 



Bi,032. 



Perforated Sandstone Hammer. Size, 3 x i\ x if inches. 

 Questionably genuine. 



B. 1,033 and 1,034. 



Stone Sinkers, with groove around the centre ; possibly 

 forgeries. 



