. Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . SI, Broad S, Bristol MlSEUM. 41 Part of Carved Ivory Uappoir. Tradesmans Stami)— found in tht Castle ditch, English Coins of Victorinus—fonnd near ColcfordPewter Alms Dish or Ba^on—found in the Castle ditch, English A Bronze Dodecagon ofthe Eoman peri( id,in perfect condition (tig. 8), IJinhigh, and J of anin. thick. Eachpentagonal facictis pierced ?«ith acircular opening,?j% of an inch indiameter, all ofthesame size,witlia iiy of an inchround knop ateach angle. Theworkmanship issomewh
. Transactions of the Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological Society . SI, Broad S, Bristol MlSEUM. 41 Part of Carved Ivory Uappoir. Tradesmans Stami)— found in tht Castle ditch, English Coins of Victorinus—fonnd near ColcfordPewter Alms Dish or Ba^on—found in the Castle ditch, English A Bronze Dodecagon ofthe Eoman peri( id,in perfect condition (tig. 8), IJinhigh, and J of anin. thick. Eachpentagonal facictis pierced ?«ith acircular opening,?j% of an inch indiameter, all ofthesame size,witlia iiy of an inchround knop ateach angle. Theworkmanship issomewhat rude. ,„; ,. It was recently found ou the Coppet hill, near C4oodrich,where other Roman remains have from time to time beendiscovered. It was placed in the Temporary Museum of the Royal Archaeological Institute at Hereford, at the Congi-essheld there in August, 1877, and was, in November of the sameyear, exhibited at the rooms of theInstitute in London, together withthe fragment of another examplefrom the collection of Mr. Franksof the British Museum, (fig. 9),(Aicltceolofjical Journal, xxxv., j>.87.) This latter example is ofsomewhat finer workmanship, thethickness of the metal being only-V of an inch and the knojjs 1% ofan inch. One entire faciet andthiee-halves are broken away andlost. The circular h
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