. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Essex Institute; Natural history; genealogy. OF NORTHEASTERN BENGAL. 107 Fig. 2. can go over the head; it cannot be removed from the adult except by breaking or filing it. It is astonishingly like the neck-rings worn by the Celtic, German, and Scan- dinavian warriors of antiquity, and reminds one of that around the neck of the "Dying Gladiator," who was prob- ably a Gallic prisoner of war. Bracelets. Figure 2. A closed bracelet of brass, weighing If ounces, widest diameter 2J, narrowest 2 inches; thickness i to £ of an inch. At the point of closure,
. Bulletin of the Essex Institute. Essex Institute; Natural history; genealogy. OF NORTHEASTERN BENGAL. 107 Fig. 2. can go over the head; it cannot be removed from the adult except by breaking or filing it. It is astonishingly like the neck-rings worn by the Celtic, German, and Scan- dinavian warriors of antiquity, and reminds one of that around the neck of the "Dying Gladiator," who was prob- ably a Gallic prisoner of war. Bracelets. Figure 2. A closed bracelet of brass, weighing If ounces, widest diameter 2J, narrowest 2 inches; thickness i to £ of an inch. At the point of closure, on the back of the wrist, are two sym- metrical knobs ; it is neatly ornamented, and in many parts worn smooth by use. It must have been put on when the hand of the wear- er was small enough to. Bracelet. § size. Fig. 3. pass through its rigid opening. Figure 3. A brass bracelet, weighing 3 ounces, ex- treme width outside 2J inches, circular opening for wrist If to lg- inches in diam- eter. The external rim, i of an inch wide, has three parallel rows of dots in longitudinal se- ries, three dots in each transverse row, so that a definite pattern is fol- lowed : from this rim, the metal is symmetri- bracelet. § size. cally bevelled in two se- ries of chain work ornamentation, precisely the same above and below, divided by a plain groove; the external rim. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Essex Institute. 1n. Salem, Mass. , Essex Institute
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