Proceedings - Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society Volume 21 baixar o livro de graça

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 Excerpt: ...at Coblenz there are, or of late years have been, in use, hairpins quite as long, or very nearly so, but flat. They are called Pfeile. Dorchester. Imperfect large pin, or perhaps nail, consisting of a bronze half globular head fin. wide, and an iron shank Jin. thick, Locality, &c. of soil was carted from that field, reducing it to a level. It is the water-meadow facing the northern part of Colliton Walk, Dorchester. In the course of this level-ling it is believed that this fine pair of bracelets was found, and also the palstave, Br. 8. These massive bracelets are much honey-combed, giving the appearance of great age. The metal is of a semicircular section, the inner, flat face fin. wide. From their weight, and from their being found with a palstave, it is probable that they were worn by a man; but he must have had small hands. The inside dia-meter, 2Jin., would not admit a large hand. Jordan Hill, Weymouth. An oval penannular plain armlet, 3Jin. by 2fin. made of a roughly quadrangular rod about 3-16th in. thick. Believed to have been found at Fifehead Neville. Half of a waist torque, 7in. in diameter. The closely twisted metal is about fin. thick. Near Woolland, Dorset. An annular armlet, labelled "British Armlet, found by Mr. W. W. Connop, near Woolland, Dorset, at the head of Locket's Stream, on the bank, about 1891." This armlet is quite uncorroded, and is of a curious blackish colour. It has patches of No. of Case. No. of Object. Locality, &c. How procured. a bright golden appearance, wonderfully like gilding. In the case of bronze daggers, however, Sir J. Evans pronounces this appearance to be deceptive. The armlet is quite without ornament, but it is remarkable for a gradual taper in the metal from 6-16th in. to 3-16th in. Its outsid...