. The Archaeological journal . g a fieldmay have turned it up in the furrow. We may suppose thelandowner reserved it for his own use, and had it mountedby a goldsmith of his own nation (pi. III., no. 7). The purposes to which all the above objects were appliedcannot be mistaken ; not so, however, the last I have to men-tion. These are two plates of gold bent downwards at the sidesand upwards at the ends in the form of saddles (pi. III., no. 8).Each of them is pierced with a single hole ; the upper surfaceis ornamented with a double row of small rings soldered tothe gold plate, and the edges ar
. The Archaeological journal . g a fieldmay have turned it up in the furrow. We may suppose thelandowner reserved it for his own use, and had it mountedby a goldsmith of his own nation (pi. III., no. 7). The purposes to which all the above objects were appliedcannot be mistaken ; not so, however, the last I have to men-tion. These are two plates of gold bent downwards at the sidesand upwards at the ends in the form of saddles (pi. III., no. 8).Each of them is pierced with a single hole ; the upper surfaceis ornamented with a double row of small rings soldered tothe gold plate, and the edges are finished by a gold beading,while the under surface is quite plain. I have not receiveda satisfactory explanation of their use from any person whohas seen them, but as they fit accurately between the thumband forefinger, I am led to the opinion, unt I find a betterone, that they may have formed part of the warriors gloveor mitten, the Latin manica (^etpt?), which we are told wasused by some of the northern nations. ILATE ardic t;oM iiniameuts fouiul at Chiusi.
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