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1895 (Sessional Paper XL., 1904, page 10). In his Annual Report for 
1896 (Sessional Paper XLI., 1904) Mr. Bell notes that among the 
“ finds ” made during the season’s excavations pottery predomi¬ 
nated : “ half a dozen flowerpots, lamps, fragments innumerable of 
chatties, dishes, &c., with iron and copper nails, bolts, &c., ad 
libitum .” In the Annual Report for 1897 (Sessional Paper XLII., 
1904) Mr. Bell records the digging up of a few more “ finds ” of 
special interest: “ A handsome Greek-pattern vase or cruse, blue 
enamelled, w^as the chief.* A quantity of heavy iron nails, bolts, 
clamps, &c., proves that the woodwork was massy and strongly 
bound.” There is still no mention of bronzes, for the apparent 
reason that there was none sufficiently striking to be deemed worthy 
of special notice. 
That the age of the bronzes does not necessarily coincide with the 
historical dates is shown by the fact that from the maluwa, or terrace, 
upon which the colossal brick-built lion of Sigiriya was discovered, 
a copper massa of Queen Lilavati was dug out of the debris, and this, 
Mr. Bell says, “ may prove that the maluwa was occupied as late 
as the thirteenth century ” (Annual Report, Archaeological Survey, 
1898, Sessional Paper XLIII., 1904). 
1. Miniature bronze horn, seven-sided, shaped like a cornucopia, 
open at both ends, 2f in. long. 
2. Bronze cylinder with funnel-shaped ends, resembling a double 
lotus-calyx, showing traces of gilding, 2J in. long. 
3. Bronze bell, 2 in. high. The clapper was not attached to 
the crown of the bell, but seems to have hung in two holes pierced 
near the rim ” (Still). 
5. Miniature bronze Bodhi-tree, 5 in. long, broken in two. 
6. Toes of left human foot, If in. long, If in. wide across the 
toes. This is not a fragment, but an object complete in itself, the 
edge being rounded behind. 
7. Miniature bronze makara head. 
8. Heavy bronze ring, 2 in. in diameter. 
12. Two pieces of thin bronze, engraved and inlaid with copper 
and silver. “ The larger piece (3 in. long by nearly 1 in. wide) 
shows men on horseback. The men are dressed in trousers, and have 
long sashes on ; their headdress seems to be a turban ; one seems 
to be armed with a quoit ; they ride on saddles. The horses are 
hog-maned ” (Still). 
13. Oval bronze plate, nearly 4| in. long, inlaid with silver ; 
“ probably a door-plate ” (Still). 
14. Bronze instrument shaped like an ingot, 3J in. long ; 
“ apparently a two-headed chisel.” 
* Now in the Museum. 
