. British barrows: a record of the examination of sepulchral mounds in various parts of England. Mounds -- England; Craniology -- Great Britain; England -- Antiquities. CIXEKATvY URXS. 71 prcssion that they were made hastily. The ornamental patterns upon them vary in an almost indefinite deg'ree; so mnch so in fact that it may be said of them that no two are exactly alike. The most common forms of ornament are alternate series of parallel horizontal and vertical lines (like heraldic eompone, if it were engraved as of gules and azure); now and then in a double series (as counter-compone); trian
. British barrows: a record of the examination of sepulchral mounds in various parts of England. Mounds -- England; Craniology -- Great Britain; England -- Antiquities. CIXEKATvY URXS. 71 prcssion that they were made hastily. The ornamental patterns upon them vary in an almost indefinite deg'ree; so mnch so in fact that it may be said of them that no two are exactly alike. The most common forms of ornament are alternate series of parallel horizontal and vertical lines (like heraldic eompone, if it were engraved as of gules and azure); now and then in a double series (as counter-compone); triangles set in rows (or. Fisr. 58. rather what heralds call a dancette line of partition), the tri- angular spaces formed being filled with parallel diagonal lines, which have a diflferent direction in each alternate space (like alternate representations of heraldic purpure and vert); rows of round or oval impressions encircling the urn; lines forming a reticulated pattern; lines placed herring-bone fashion, or in a zigzag. The lines are often made by impressions of twisted thong or cord, but sometimes are drawn on the clay with a sharp-pointed instrument. In some rare cases raised ribs occur. 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 Greenwell, William, 1820-1918; Rolleston, George, 1829-1881. Oxford : Clarendon press
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