An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . F{G. 28r.—A pair of Late Keltic spoon-shaped objects. Ireland. been founrl in Kngland, Wales, and Ireland, but neverin Scotland. Singk^ specimens were discovered in the1 hames, at IVickhill in London, and in a turbary in Ire-land. Th(; others were in j)airs, and evidently theywere always so made, but this onl)- makes an explanation LATE KELTIC ART 269 of their use more difficult. Of two pairs found in Wales,one comes from Penbryn in Cardiganshire, the other fromLlanfair in Denbighshire. Another pair was discovered. Fig. 282.—One of the Weston s
An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . F{G. 28r.—A pair of Late Keltic spoon-shaped objects. Ireland. been founrl in Kngland, Wales, and Ireland, but neverin Scotland. Singk^ specimens were discovered in the1 hames, at IVickhill in London, and in a turbary in Ire-land. Th(; others were in j)airs, and evidently theywere always so made, but this onl)- makes an explanation LATE KELTIC ART 269 of their use more difficult. Of two pairs found in Wales,one comes from Penbryn in Cardiganshire, the other fromLlanfair in Denbighshire. Another pair was discovered. Fig. 282.—One of the Weston spoons. Backs of the two handles. in Ireland (Fig. 281). Three pairs are from Englishsites, viz. Deal, Crosby Ravensworth, Westmoreland, andWeston, near Bath. The last mentioned, discovered in1866, are remarkable for the perfection of their workman- 270 PREHISTORIC ART ship. In the case of a pair, one of the concave spoon-likesurfaces is engraved with two lines in the form of a some cases at the middle of the cross there is a smallengraved circle : in the Weston example the space thusleft is quadrangular. A curious feature which increasesthe mystery of their use is the presence of a small circularhole near the edge in one of each pair. The ornamenta-tion pointing to their Late Keltic origin is limited to thesmall circular or semi-circular handle. The character of thisis unmistakable (Fig. 282). In the Weston specimen forexample the backs of both handles are ornamented withtypical Late Keltic curvilinear involuted designs which,although at a first
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