. Archaeologia cantiana. ibly there were three; for thelarge sword mentioned is indicative of a male of superior rank ; and onegrave is stated to have contained nothing but bones. The bones of sheepand oxen may have been the remains of a funeral repast. Plate V.—Further examples of personal ornaments from the cemeteryat Faversham. From the collection of Mr. William Gibbs. Figs 1 to 6. Gold pendants, analogous to, but differing in pattern from,those in the Faussett collection, engraved in the Inventorium Sepulchrale,pi. iv. It is somewhat difficult to say whether the red substance in thesejewel
. Archaeologia cantiana. ibly there were three; for thelarge sword mentioned is indicative of a male of superior rank ; and onegrave is stated to have contained nothing but bones. The bones of sheepand oxen may have been the remains of a funeral repast. Plate V.—Further examples of personal ornaments from the cemeteryat Faversham. From the collection of Mr. William Gibbs. Figs 1 to 6. Gold pendants, analogous to, but differing in pattern from,those in the Faussett collection, engraved in the Inventorium Sepulchrale,pi. iv. It is somewhat difficult to say whether the red substance in thesejewels is glass or garnet. In several which on former occasions we wereenabled to test, they were decidedly garnets cut into thin plates. informs me he considers those in figs. 1 to 3, and 4 and 6, are blue stones are either turquoise or lapis-lazuli. Fig. 5 is set withwhat appears to be fine, streaked marble. Fig. 7. Bead in amethystinequartz. Figs. 8 and 9. Beads in glass and coloured clay. C. E. S. 7 k. 3 ^
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