146 A STONE BOWL AND RING DISCOVERED IN SOTIK 
found in a new cutting in the forest close to the Chepterri 
stream. It was lying on some rocks and was covered over 
with some inches of soil and decayed vegetable matter. There 
was no sign of any cave, tomb, or dwelling close at hand. 
The ring was found in a different place about three miles 
from the Chepterri stream, where the road was being cut 
through old cedar and olive forest. It was a few inches below 
the surface of the soil, which was loose and friable at that 
place. 
The measurements and description of the bowl are as 
follows : It is slightly oval, measuring 3| inches across the mouth 
one way and 4J the other. The depth inside is 2| inches. It 
weighs just over 3 lbs. The edge is somewhat uneven and 
slightly broken at one side. It is 17 inches in circumference 
outside, about 1 \ inches below the tip. It is slightly polished 
outside and is of a green colour with black spots and has a 
little mica in it. The bottom is almost flat. 
The ring is almost an exact circle, 2J inches in diameter 
outside. The hole in the ring is about 1 inch in diameter 
and the thickness at the thickest place about | inch. It is 
of light green stone and very heavy. There is a narrow groove 
cut in the outside circumference and at right angles to this a 
cross groove stretching from the hole in the centre on one side 
right round to the other side. On one side there are three marks 
like this \|/. There is a little bit chipped off one side. The 
sides of the hole are worn very smooth. 
I questioned the old men of Sotik and they said they had 
never seen or heard of anything like the bowl before. As regards 
the ring they called it Tegeriat and said that they had heard 
of such things from the very old elders who had heard of them 
from their fathers. It was used as a charm strung on a strip 
of hide, but that there were none in the country now. 
[Note. — These appear to be of the same culture age as the 
stone axe found at Eldama Ravine by Major Ross, vide No. 6, 
p. 60 .— Ed.] 
