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JAIN FIGURE, OR SAINT, called N EMI- NATH A, 
The 22nd of the Jain Hierarchs; date, Samvat 1208 = a.d. 1151. 
Symbol, a conch shell. 
This beautifully carved blackstone image is 33 inches high 
and 27 inches wide at the base. Below the crossed legs is an 
inscription in Sanskrit, giving date, symbol, &c. 
Jainism, or the Jain faith, is everywhere spoken of as a most 
ancient religion, and some consider it the parent of Buddhism. 
They all revere 24 deified saints, or Jins, and the above is one 
of them. The figures are generally nude ; in other respects they 
are very like the Buddhist images. 
ANCIENT CELTIC BELL. 
This interesting bell was found at Bosbury, in Herefordshire, 
by Mr. J. Baker, on November, 1888. Bosbury is a most 
ancient parish, and formerly, in the 12th century, was the place 
of residence of the bishops of the diocese (Hereford) ; so that this 
bell really might have lain there for generations. The bell is 
formed of a single plate of iron about 22 inches in length by 10 
inches in breadth. This has been bent or folded on itself in the 
middle ; the sides are well rivetted with three large and three 
small flat-headed nails. There is still a piece of wood of the 
handle remaining, which, though very old, is most probably not 
so ancient as the bell itself. The iron clapper is still intact. 
The bell had most likely been dipped into melted bronze, so 
as to cover its whole surface, as portions of a bronze coating still 
remain both inside and out. The object of this was no doubt to 
protect the iron from the effects of the weather. The bell 
measures 10^ inches in height, not including the handle. It is 
6 inches in length along the top by 2 \ inches in breadth, and is 
6 inches by \\ at the mouth. The whole now weighs 5 lbs. 6 oz. 
The relic, taken as a whole, is in a wonderfully perfect state 
of preservation, although it has lost the greater part of its 
original bronze coating. From its character and shape, it 
evidently belongs to the quadrangular type of Celtic bells of the 
6th century. 
These bells are comparatively common in Ireland, but 
extremely rare in England. 
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Printed at the Victoria Printing Works, 
118 Stanstead Road , Forest Hill , London , S.E. 
