162 ANTIQUITIES OF ALDERNEY. 



wide at the edjD^e. In all these cases the butt ends do not taper, and 

 have a broken appearance, so that possibly they may be merely frag- 

 ments of socketed celts. 



Socketed, looped. One, perfect, 3^ inches long ; sides with two raised 

 curved lines, rim stout. ()ne with three stout raised parallel ridges on 

 each side, broken at top. Three with a raised band round the top. One 

 long and narrow, straight sided, 3 inches long. A few fragments showing 

 loops. Here may belong a large celt, 2 inches wide at edge, with looped 

 portion wanting. 



Winged: Large, 6 4 inches long, with stout loop and incurved sides 

 which almost meet. Exactly similar to the one from Carlton Eode, Nor- 

 folk ; figured by Evans, who says this form is rare in England, but very 

 frequent in France. 



Pcdstave : One perfect, 3 inches long in the blade, with a haft of 2 

 inches, similar to the one figured by Evans from Wallingford. 



Chisel : One, perfect, socketed, 2| inches long, nearly the same form as 

 fig. 68, b. in Museum Guide. 



Gouge or AugUP : Length 2 inches, top broken off : corresponds with the 

 Undley specimen, as figured by Evans. 



Sickle or Reaping-hook: : Well figured by Lukis. Blade, 5 inches long, 

 double-edged, socket portion 2^ inches long, in the angle a sunk 

 circular hole \ of an inch wide, and at the basal end a small rivet hole on 

 each side. 



Knife or SerapeP : One, perfect, a half one, and two pieces. This form is 

 very rare in Britain, but less rare in France 



Daggers : Two imperfect specimens, showing tangs with a central hole, 

 points wanting ; also fragment of a blade - each about 3 inches long — 

 portion of another, with tang having two holes. 



SwOPds or RapiePS : About 20 broken pieces, some from 3 to 6 mches in 

 length, parallel-sided, and furnished with a stout median rib : two pieces 

 are ornamented with a brand of 5 incised lines on each side of the rib — • 

 many of these pieces are curved and bent. One, a fine but worn weapon, 

 10 inches long, wanting about 2 inches at apex, and pierced with three 

 holes at the base, is ornamented throughout its length with two bands 

 of three incised lines. 



SwOPd hilts : One, 4^ inches long, slightly curved, bearing two rivet-holes 

 and an elongated central slit. Corresponds witli Evans' figure of speci- 

 men on p. 305. Another smaller piece of similar form, and another 

 with four holes. Four imperfect specimens, showing only the lower 

 parallel -sided portion with three holes, correspond with Evans' specimen 

 on p. 313. The holes are cast, and not bored. In one piece the bronze 

 rivets remain in position. Evans describes this as quite the type of Irish 

 sword. 



DaggeP sheath : One, made of very thin metal plate, 3^ inches long, 3 -5th 

 of an inch wide at tbe top, tapering gradually to \ inch. 



SpeaP-heads : Two perfect, one nearly so, and seven or eight broken pieces, 

 all the same leaf- shaped type, with one rivet hole on each side of the 

 socket, some way below the base of the tapering wings. They vary in 

 size from 4 inches to 7 inches. 



Arroiv- headed type : One, imperfect, showing only the lower 2^ inches, 

 hollow cast, with a large hole on each side of the socket. Another frag- 

 ment, exactly similar, but bent and broken. Agreeing with the specimen 

 from Speen, figured by Evans, but the socket is proportionately wider. 

 This is a rare form found only in England and Wales. 



Pins : One, of copper or bronze wire, 5 inches long, with a slightly thickened 

 head. One, with stem an inch long, and a thin concave head an inch in 

 diameter. Two, convex, button -shaped. Also several bronze nails and 

 rivets of different shapes and sizes. 



