Proceedt i) <j ,<< of the Asiatic Society. [May, 



.some idea of the shape and dimensions of the varions articles. — 

 I have this day despatched a box containing specimens of each. 



" 4. The copper pieces are divided into three sets shewn (on pi. II), 

 in the figures 1, 2, 3, in all there are many variations in shape, size 

 and weight. The following dimensions of the type represented by Fig. 

 la — lc shew the principal difference in size of the various specimens 

 in inches, as — length 24f, 21£, 17£; breadth in front, or at the 

 sharpened and wider end-4, 3 ; breadth near the middle 2^, 1£ ; 

 the thickness varies from f to £ inches. The various dimensions of 

 the type represented by Fig. 2 are in inches : length 8f, 4 ; 

 breadth at the sharpened end 6£, 5 J, 2£ ; breadth above 1, 2£ ; 

 breadth in the middle 2|- ; and the corresponding measurements 

 of the form shewn in Fig. 3a — 3c are in inches : length 7 J, 6f , 

 5 1 ; greatest breadth in front, or at the sharpened end, 6£, 4^, 2f- ; 

 breadth above, or at the narrow end 4, 3£. Of these copper pieces 

 were found — of fig. 1, 90, of fig. 2, which gradually passes into the 

 next, 25 specimens, and of the form shewn in fig. 3, 209. 



" The silver pieces are principally of two different shapes, one 

 circular and the other cornuted, somewhat like the upper portion of 

 a bull's head with large downward curved horns, (see figures 4 and 

 5). The greatest diameter of these thin plates varies as follows — 5 

 inches, 4%", 5%", the shorter or vertical diameter of the cornuted 

 pieces varies from 4" to 5£". There were found 39 pieces of the form 

 represented by fig. 4, and 63 of that represented by fig. 5a and 5b. 



" 5. The place where the discovery was made, is a piece of waste 

 land, contiguous to the present village of Gungeria ; the spot where 

 the excavation was made, is about 100 yards to the south-west of 

 the village, and about a mile from the nearest neighbouring village, 

 the hole in the ground from which all were taken, is only about 3 

 feet long by 3 wide and 4 deep. All the inhabitants agree that, 

 until about 20 years ago, this particular place was always covered 

 with jungle ; during that year it was cleared and planted withMcM, 

 and that since then,, has been left uncultivated as a grazing-place 

 for the village cattle. 



" G. The oldest residents in the neighbourhood are unable to 

 throw any light on the origin of these curiosities. The copper 

 pieces, judging from their shape and size, appear to have been in- 



