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barrow were found the silver edging and mountings, and 

 the ornaments, of a small drinking cup of leather. The 

 cup was about three inches in diameter at the top, and had 

 been ornamented by two crosses and four wheel-shaped 

 ornaments of silver, and by a silver rim and upright bands. 

 It is shown page 468. Several other objects, in silver, includ- 

 ing earrings, rings, sword mountings, fibulas, and other 

 personal ornaments, have also been brought to light. In one 

 interment some silver ornaments, and various articles belonging 

 to a lady's chatelaine, along with a thread box of bronze, and 

 some bronze needles or pins, were found in what appeared to 

 be the remains of a wicker basket. Portions of buckets too 

 have been noticed. 



In bronze many articles have been found. Among these, 

 perhaps two of the most curious are the bowl and the small 



box pierced for suspension, here shown. The bowl measured 



seven inches in diameter, and the box two inches. Bosses, 

 highly ornamented, and other bronze objects, have also been 

 found. 



One of the most curious set of objects which the Saxon 

 graves of Derbyshire have produced is a set of twenty-eight 

 bone counters, or draughtsmen, some of which are shown on the 

 following engraving, where they are represented of their 

 full size. They were found by Mr. Bateman in a barrow near 

 Cold Eaton, aloug with an interment of burnt bones, some 



