. Archæology and false antiquities. of a bronzehelmet. The skeleton had, as is so frequently the case inAnglo-Saxon interments, entirely disappeared, but on its rightside lay the sword, and on the left a knife. The fragments in the cavity consisted of several piecesof curved bronze, highly ornamented, which had probably, withother plain curved pieces, formed the framework of the helmet;some thin plates of bronze ; a flat ring of bronze, beautifully 202 ARCHEOLOGY AND FALSE ANTIQUITIES ornamented, which is conjectured to have been the top ofthe framework of the helmet ; and three enamelled disc
. Archæology and false antiquities. of a bronzehelmet. The skeleton had, as is so frequently the case inAnglo-Saxon interments, entirely disappeared, but on its rightside lay the sword, and on the left a knife. The fragments in the cavity consisted of several piecesof curved bronze, highly ornamented, which had probably, withother plain curved pieces, formed the framework of the helmet;some thin plates of bronze ; a flat ring of bronze, beautifully 202 ARCHEOLOGY AND FALSE ANTIQUITIES ornamented, which is conjectured to have been the top ofthe framework of the helmet ; and three enamelled discs, ofa similar character to what have been elsewhere found, withhooks for suspension, or attachment to leather or othersubstance. One of these is engraved, of its real size, onthe next illustration (Fig. 36). The centre is of enamel mosaicwork, ground down level with the metal, as in the old Chineseenamels. ... Enamelled discs, or pendants, such as I have just spokenof, have been occasionally found in other localities, as will have. Fig. 37. A Bronze Plaque from a Barrow at MiddletonMoor, Derbyshire (}) been noticed in the course of the last few pages. The useof these curious objects is very obscure, and I am not awarethat any very particular attention has been paid to of these were found in the Benty Grange barrow,along with the Saxon helmet. A very perfect example (Fig. 37)was found in a barrow on Middleton Moor, Derbyshire, in THE DISCOVERIES AT LANGBANK 203 1788,^ where it was found lying- near the shoulder. In thesame barrow was a portion of another enamelled ornament,the iron umbone of a shield, and a thin vessel of bronze—described as like a shallow basin—which probably formed aportion of a helmet. I presume no one will dispute that these ornamentaldiscs from Barlaston and Middleton Moor are LateCeltic work, and that their association with Anglo-Saxonremains brings their date down to at least the fifth orsixth century A few years ago a remarkable
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