. Surrey archaeological collections . Fig. 2. BRONZE VESSELS, STURMERE, ESSEX. the latter has practically the same diameter as thelarger hemispherical bowl. It may be presumed thatthe remainder of the find was in poor condition. 6 BRONZE VESSELS OF THE EARLY IRON AGE In the Westhall series, to be noticed later in anotherconnection (p. 9), there is a flat-bottomed bronze vessellike a diminutive frying-pan, the handle unfortunatelymissing. It is 6 in. in diameter, and accompanied by aflat bronze bar 55 in. long with curved projections inthe middle of each side. In view of the Sturm ere andWotton

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. Surrey archaeological collections . Fig. 2. BRONZE VESSELS, STURMERE, ESSEX. the latter has practically the same diameter as thelarger hemispherical bowl. It may be presumed thatthe remainder of the find was in poor condition. 6 BRONZE VESSELS OF THE EARLY IRON AGE In the Westhall series, to be noticed later in anotherconnection (p. 9), there is a flat-bottomed bronze vessellike a diminutive frying-pan, the handle unfortunatelymissing. It is 6 in. in diameter, and accompanied by aflat bronze bar 55 in. long with curved projections inthe middle of each side. In view of the Sturm ere andWotton deposits, it is perhaps not fanciful to considerthese also as the gong and hammer used by the attendantin charge of the embossed water-clock of which the baseremains. Another discovery of the same sort was recorded inArchceologia, XIV, 275, PL XLIX, by Sir Joseph Banks.

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