. Surrey archaeological collections . w the shoulder by severalrivets: there is a correspondingplate, but of bronze, centre of the base ismissing, so no perforation canbe proved, but the vessel is so fragile that it cannothave been intended for domestic use. llecent repairsconsist of two upright stays on the inner side topreserve the profile. Apart from the iron collar, theheight is 6*1 in.; and in this case the mouth (10*4 ) is wider than the shoulder (101 in. diam.). No. 5 (Fig. 9). Fragments of a very thin bronzebowl of which little remains but the base, but onefortunate
. Surrey archaeological collections . w the shoulder by severalrivets: there is a correspondingplate, but of bronze, centre of the base ismissing, so no perforation canbe proved, but the vessel is so fragile that it cannothave been intended for domestic use. llecent repairsconsist of two upright stays on the inner side topreserve the profile. Apart from the iron collar, theheight is 6*1 in.; and in this case the mouth (10*4 ) is wider than the shoulder (101 in. diam.). No. 5 (Fig. 9). Fragments of a very thin bronzebowl of which little remains but the base, but onefortunate join gives the profile, and there are indica-tions of a former ironcollar round the are marks ofstraw or hay on theoxidised surface, andthe base is intact, thecentre having beenperforated and pluggedwith bronze, a smallwasher being affixedoutside. The followingdimensions have been carefully estimated from thefragments: height (not including the iron collar),65 in.; diameter at the shoulder, 13 in., and at themouth, 12*3 Fig. 9. BRONZE VESSEL(RESTORED), WOTTON (^). FOUND AT WOTTOX IN 1914. 13
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