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used as drinking cups at the funeral feast. The largest urn was 
found in a barrow at Aifriston, co. Sussex. The most curious urn 
was found in a barrow on the banks of the river Alaw, Anglesea, and 
is supposed to have contained the ashes of Bronwen the Fair, aunt to 
Caractacus, who died about a.d. 50; presented by Rich. Llwyd, Esq., 
1834. 
Cases 34, 35. Urns found in Ireland. They are generally more 
elaborately ornamented than the English ones; near them are brooches 
and hair-pins found in Ireland, which belong probably to the Christian 
era. 
Cases 36—4*2. Bronze objects of various kinds found in England, 
Scotland, and Ireland. They do not appear to be of very early date, 
having been found occasionally with Roman remains. They are 
probably of Celtic workmanship, at the commencement of our present 
era. They are frequently ornamented with enamel. 
Cases 36, 37. Horses’ bits and head ornaments found in Ireland. 
Case 38. Bronze torques and bowl, found in Lochar Moss, Dum¬ 
friesshire. Presented by Thos. Gray, Esq. Two massive armlets, 
found near Drummond Castle, Perthshire. Presented by Lord Wil¬ 
loughby d'Eresby. 
Cases 39, 40. A large collection of objects made of bronze, and 
which have been once enamelled. They consists of horse-trappings 
of various kinds. An iron sword in a bronze sheath. They were 
found in some excavations in the camp at Slanwick, Yorkshire, and 
were presented by the Duke of Northumberland. 
Cases 41, 42. A collection of horse-trappings, very similar to the 
last, found at Polden Hill, Somersetshire; and some objects of the 
same kind, richly enamelled, found at Westhall, Suffolk. 
In Cases 43—75 are contained the Roman antiquities found in 
Britain. 
Cases 47—51. On Middle Shelf are placed several groups of glass 
and earthenware vessels, which were discovered together in Roman 
interments. They consist of the following: —Two glass vessels, con¬ 
taining burnt bones, purple leather shoes, embroidered with gold, and 
other objects, discovered in a stone sarcophagus, at South fleet, in 
Kent; the sarcophagus is in the Roman Gallery below. Presented by 
the Rev. J. Rashleigh. A vessel containing burnt bones, two earthen¬ 
ware bottles, and Samian patera, found at Long Melford, Suffolk. 
Presented by Sir W. Parker , 1825. Square glass bottle, containing 
burnt bones and four Samian cups, found in a cylindrical stone sar¬ 
cophagus (in Roman Gallery below'), at Harpenden, Herts. Pre¬ 
sented by C. W. Packe, Esq., M.P. Another from Messing, in 
Essex. Presented by the Earl of Verulam. Two others from Hemel 
Hempstead, Herts. Several terracotta vessels and personal ornaments, 
found in and around a stone sarcophagus, at Westergate, Sussex. 
Presented by Thomas Shiffner, Esq. 
On the upper and lower shelves are placed Roman vessels of coarse 
earthenware, which have been principally employed as Cinerary Urns. 
Over the cases are tw 7 o large amphorae, the necks of which have been 
broken off to admit an urn, so as to form rude sarcophagi. One is 
from Southfleet, Kent; the other from Stratford-le-Bow. 
Cases 52, 53. Specimens of Roman earthenw-are, found on the 
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