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BRITISH COLLECTION. 
Two from Bangor; one from the Quantock Hills, Somersetshire; one 
from South Wiltshire; and one from Yorkshire. Unfinished and im¬ 
perfectly formed celts from various localities. They have evidently 
been found on or near the spot in which they were cast, and are fre¬ 
quently accompanied by lumps of pure copper. They still show the 
seams of the mould left in casting, or are so ill formed as to be 
useless. 
On a tablet is a large collection of bronze objects found in the 
townland of Dowris, King’s County, Ireland. They consist of 
trumpets, bells, weapons, and tools, which are in some cases imper¬ 
fectly cast or unfinished, in others broken up in ancient times for the 
melting pot. With them may be seen polishing stones and waste 
metal, showing these antiquities to have belonged to an ancient worker 
in metals. They were found in several bronze vessels, much patched 
and mended, one of which is on the shelf above. Fragments of 
celts, and of a mould for casting them, and rough masses of copper 
found near Croydon, Surrey ; 'presented by Lewis Loyd , Esq. 
Cases 16—20. Bronze implements, commonly called celts, from 
the Latin celtis , a chisel. They appear to have been affixed to 
wooden handles. They are found in great abundance all over Great 
Britain and Ireland. They are arranged, according to their form, 
into five classes: — 
1. Wedge-shaped, flat, and resembling stone celts. This class is 
frequently ornamented with punched or engraved patterns. 
They are more plentiful in Ireland than in England. 
2. Similar to the last, but with side ridges to keep the handle 
more securely in its place. 
3. With stop ridges, as well as side ridges, to prevent the blade 
being forced into the handle. They are generally more slender 
than the last. 
4. Like the last, but with loops at the sides. These loops have 
been supposed to have had thongs passed through them to 
prevent the blade coming out of the socket. They may, how¬ 
ever, have been intended to suspend the celts, so as to convey 
them from place to place. They are rarely found in Ireland. 
5. Hollow celts, forming sockets for the handle; they are almost 
invariably looped at the sides. 
Cases 21, 22. Middle Shelf. The blades of bronze daggers and 
knives. The handles were made of wood, horn, or bone, which has 
generally perished. On Lower Shelf, bronze swords, among which may 
be noticed some fine ones from the Thames. 
Cases 23—25. Middle Shelf. Bronze sword, spear-head, celt, and 
pin, found in the river Wandle, in Surrey. Presented by Robert 
Mylne , Esq. Ends of sword sheaths from the Thames. Bronze 
shield and sheath, found in the Isis, near Dorchester. 
Lower Shelf. Bronze spear-heads. They appear to be of two 
classes. 1. With rivet holes, through which a wooden peg appears 
to have been passed. 2. Without rivet holes, but with loops at the 
side, or piercings in the blade, through which thongs may have been 
passed. 
Cases 26—32. Early pottery found in Tumuli. The larger ones 
have contained burnt ashes. The smaller ones may have been 
