. Archæology and false antiquities. One of his forgeries was a knife, theblade of which was distinctly after a Roman was an arrow-head, which had been cast from amould made with a wooden model; but unfortunately forour skilled mechanic the bronze casting (Plate IIL, Fig. 8)showed the veins and fibres of the wood, and thus itsreal origin was detected. But it was in the art of manufacturing lacustrine horninto the semblance of archaic objects that the Swissforgers attained their greatest success. This materialwhen freshly dug up from the mud is soft, and in thiscondition it is easil
. Archæology and false antiquities. One of his forgeries was a knife, theblade of which was distinctly after a Roman was an arrow-head, which had been cast from amould made with a wooden model; but unfortunately forour skilled mechanic the bronze casting (Plate IIL, Fig. 8)showed the veins and fibres of the wood, and thus itsreal origin was detected. But it was in the art of manufacturing lacustrine horninto the semblance of archaic objects that the Swissforgers attained their greatest success. This materialwhen freshly dug up from the mud is soft, and in thiscondition it is easily carved or worked into any requiredshape. M. Wavres description of the rise, progress,and final collapse of the Age de la Corne is an instructiveand amusing document, of which the following is a shortabstract. In 1882, and onwards, there began to appear certainrelics made of bone and deerhorn, artistically worked,and decorated with hollow points, arranged systematicallyin such a way as to remind one of certain cup-marked Plate II. Falsifications of Antiquities at Concise All about % natural size. (After M. Wavre) CONTINENTAL FORGERIES 49 stones (Plate III., Figs. 2-4, 6, 7, 9-20, 22-30). Amongthem were to be seen especially tynes of horns perforatedat the tip with a small hole for suspension, and containingat the other end some kind of implement, sometimesa charming little jade-axe (Plate III., Fig. 10) ; alsoelegant bracelets ornamented with a combination of dotsand lines curiously arranged. When asked as to theorigin of these relics the invariable answer was thatthey came from the station of Forel. These supposedantiquities were for sale in a bazaar in Neuchatel at ex-orbitant prices, and sometimes offered at peoples large quantity was sent in the direction of significant fact about these antiquities was that,instead of becoming scarce as time went on, they rapidlyincreased both in number and variety. Among themwere pins with variously shaped heads, har
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