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ings of the Society of Antiquaries, Vol. XVIII., p. Ill, where 

 its date is placed about A.D. 620. 



A heart-shaped bronze weight of 575 grains with punched 

 marks on both faces, found at Grove Ferry, Kent; given by 

 Col. A. J. Copeland, f.s.a., and figured in Proc. Soc. Ant., 

 Vol. XVI., p. 174. 



A pair of bronze-gilt bracelet-clasps, found in Cambs. ; 

 given by C. H. Read, Esq., f.s.a. 



A well-made bov/1 of thin bronze with the lip turned in 

 and thickened, found at Sandy, Beds. 



An interesting circular dish of bronze, with a Christian 

 inscription in debased Eoman characters round the boss in 

 the centre, and a text (Revelation, v. 5) on the flat brim ; 

 also a bronze ewer with obscure characters round the neck, 

 and the handle of a bronze bowl ; all of the Visigothic 

 period, and found together in Spain. 



Two massive gold Visigothic buckles with ornamental 

 plates, one having discs of garnet, and the other enclosing- 

 part of a Roman sard intaglio of Mercury ; found at Tolnau, 

 Hungary. 



A circular Frankish brooch set with garnets, and at a later 

 date ornamented with enamelled foliage ; a coat of arms and 

 initials CM engraved on the back. 



A bronze-gilt brooch of the Gothland type, with square 

 head-plate, and round boss on the bow, once set with garnets ; 

 an engraved bronze brooch of the tortoise pattern; and 

 millefiori and crystal beads, all from a Viking grave at 

 Tromso, north Norway. Proc. Soc. Ant. XVII., p. 372. 



A collection of bronze ornaments, comprising mirrors, 

 bracelets, and pendants, one of which was originally filled 

 with red enamel ; from the government of KiefF, Russia. 



A gold ear-ring of Byzantine filagrse. 



(4.) Mediaeval and Later : — 

 (a.) British. — The bronze matrix of the seal of John, Duke 

 of Bedford, Regent of France, as Lord High Admiral of 

 England, etc. (1426) ; found at Poole, Dorset, and given by 

 John Elford, Esq., F.s.i. 



The bronze matrix of the common seal of Criccieth, 

 Carnarvonshire, late 1.3th century, found at Trawfynydd, 

 Merionethshire ; given by R. H. Wood, Esq., f.s.a., F.R.G.S., 

 and figured in Proc. Soc. Ant. XVIII. p. 69. 



The bronze matrix of the seal of Master William of Haxby 

 (near York), of the early 14th century, found at Cheam, 

 Surrey. 



The silver matrix of the seal of the island of Guadeloupe as 

 a British possession, before 1816 ; given by Max Rosenheim, 

 Esq., F.S.A. 



