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bone" or zig-zag lines, or of reticulations. This ornamenta- 

 tion is usually confined to the overlapping rim and the neck, 

 and to the upper edge of the rim. 



Of other shapes found in Derbyshire barrows, and which, 

 as I have said, are unusual in that county, the preceding and 

 the next engraving will serve as illustrative examples. The or- 

 namentation on each is by the pressing of twisted thongs into 

 the pliant clay. The overlapping rim, it will be seen, does 

 not occur on these examples, one of which has the peculiarity, 

 in its central band, of four perforated loops or handles. In this 



latter urn a beautiful " incense cup " (?) to be hereafter spoken 

 of, was found. Possibly these urns were the work of the 

 females of a migratory tribe which was passing through, or 

 making a settlement in, Derbyshire. 



The Food Vessels, so called, vary considerably both in form, 

 and in size, and in ornamentation, from the very rudest to the 

 most elegant and elaborate. They are generally wide at the 

 mouth and taper gradually downwards from the central band. 

 They are found both with interments by inhumation, and by 

 cremation — more frequently the former than the latter — and 



