The arts and crafts of our Teutonic forefathers . arly complete, in themuseum at Rochester. Among the most beautiful and interesting objectsfound in the tombs are the drinking cups and othervessels of glass. It has been conjectured on goodgrounds that they were in most cases manufacturedin the Rhineland or in the valley of the Meuse, andexported thence to other regions. Excellent ex-amples are found in the tombs of southern Britain,and the iridescence often gives them great charm ofcolour. A Rhineland vase, with the curious claw-shaped projections on which so much has been said,is given in fig
The arts and crafts of our Teutonic forefathers . arly complete, in themuseum at Rochester. Among the most beautiful and interesting objectsfound in the tombs are the drinking cups and othervessels of glass. It has been conjectured on goodgrounds that they were in most cases manufacturedin the Rhineland or in the valley of the Meuse, andexported thence to other regions. Excellent ex-amples are found in the tombs of southern Britain,and the iridescence often gives them great charm ofcolour. A Rhineland vase, with the curious claw-shaped projections on which so much has been said,is given in fig. 86, and a similar one, but found inKent, is seen in fig. 87. The drinking cups oftenhave the tumbler form, in that they are roundedbelow and could not be set down while the liquorwas still in them. Even this very summary notice of the embarrass-ingly numerous items of Teutonic tomb furniturecannot be suffered to close without one word on thesubject of horse trappings, which are occasionallymet with in the orraves. The burial of the horse o 160. PLATE XXII
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