On a Roman Patella. By Rev. T. Stephens. 120 



The objects referred to are a Bronze Patella and a leaden 

 vessel or Acetabulum f saucer or little dish\ 



1. Bronze Patella foimd near the Wanny C'rat/s, Redesdale, in July 188.'). 



" I found the article," writes Mr Stephens, " above Risingham, 

 near the Wanny Crags. It lay, a small portion only exposed to 

 view, in the bed of a runner which rises at the foot of the Crags 

 towards the north. But for the rings with which the bottom is 

 ornamented — it was bottom up — it would have escaped my 

 notice. The vessel is of bronze, and similar in shape to that 

 found at Backworth, some time ago, and figured, I believe, in the 

 Lapidarium [Lapid. Sept., p. 272, No. 525.] The water here 

 being strongly impregnated with iron, we may infer that the 

 Romans of the neighbouring stations who knew and valued its 

 medicinal virtues, were wont to come and drink it where it sprang 

 clear and cool from the earth." 



2. Linden Vessel found in Redesdale, 1885, about half-size. 



"The leaden vessel found by a drainer near High Rochester, 

 is in the form of the ordinary Acetabulum. It bears the name 



