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chains; and even in the present day the inhabitants of Sweden and 

 Korway wear double-chain brooches. Also two bronze bracelets, — a flat 

 and a cylindrical one, the latter tapering to the ends like some of those 

 of the same class found in Ireland. 



Prom M. Troy on, of Lausanne — who, along with Professor Xeller, has 

 been the most successful investigator of Swiss crannoges — a collection 



of articles from those 



Pfaulhauten, where no 



< trace of metal has yet 

 ' been discovered. Among 

 , these, the deerhorn han- 

 dle of a stone axe, with 

 its small sharp greenstone celt attached, shown by 

 the accompanying illustration, may be regarded as 

 of importance ; for to the discovery of such articles 

 as this, as well as those from the same locality, of 

 which we have models in our Illustrative and Com- 

 parative Collection, we are indebted for a know- 

 ledge of the manner in which our own stone celts were hafted. 



Eight articles of deer's horn shaped into piercers, chisels, and rude 

 needles. 



Two fragments of pottery from Moosedorf, near Berne. 



The half of an apple, hardened and preserved in a remarkable man- 

 ner, from the deposits of Eohenhouser, in the Lake of Pfif&kon, in the 

 canton of Zurich. 



Specimens of corn preserved by carbonization ; and also specimens 

 of strawberry grains found in the same deposits, covered by a thick 

 layer of turf, along with the half-burned remains of the lake villages. 

 The Swiss archaeologists entertain no doubt of the antiquity of these 

 fruit and grains. 



All these foreign antiquities, when arranged in our comparative col- 

 collection, will serve to illustrate the antiquities preserved in our Mu- 

 seum; and although they have been forwarded to myself, I wish to 

 present them to the Academy in the names of the donors, not only as 

 a mark of respect, but also in the hope that other persons similarly situ- 

 ated may be led to assist, by presentations of foreign or local antiquities, 

 a knowledge of the ancient history of Ireland. 



I am, &c., 



Feh 9, 1863. W. E. Wilde, V. P. 



To the Secretary, Royal Irish Academy. 



The marked thanks of the meeting were given to Mr. Du l^oyer for 

 his very valuable donation, and also to the several donors of the articles 



