Archaeologia cantiana . * [An exactly similar moulding ajjpears upon two of the leadencoffins foimd at Colchester, one of which is now in the possession of]\Ir. T, Bateman, of Youlgrave, Derbyshire. They are engraved in Journal of Brit. ArcluTol. Assoc.; vol. ii. pp. 298, 299.—W. A. S. R.] FROM BEX HILL. 167 T-^>. LID or ROMAN COI FIN, (III the possession of Mr. (?. Payne, jun.) 168 ROMAN COFFINS OF LEAD lias two broad handles, one on each side of its neck,Avliich is two inches long and one inch in body of this glass vessel is 6^ inches high, and offour inches diameter througho
Archaeologia cantiana . * [An exactly similar moulding ajjpears upon two of the leadencoffins foimd at Colchester, one of which is now in the possession of]\Ir. T, Bateman, of Youlgrave, Derbyshire. They are engraved in Journal of Brit. ArcluTol. Assoc.; vol. ii. pp. 298, 299.—W. A. S. R.] FROM BEX HILL. 167 T-^>. LID or ROMAN COI FIN, (III the possession of Mr. (?. Payne, jun.) 168 ROMAN COFFINS OF LEAD lias two broad handles, one on each side of its neck,Avliich is two inches long and one inch in body of this glass vessel is 6^ inches high, and offour inches diameter throughout. Upon the bottomarc stamped, in bold relief, the letters I BON I. On the 21st of November, 1871, a fourth leadencoffin was uncovered at Bex Hill. It contained,amidst a quantity of lime, a skeleton, of which thehead was placed towards the south. The lower partof the coffin, which was entire when it was first seen,fell to pieces during the work of excavation; the lid,however, was left tolerably perfect. Long iron nails,and some other traces of an exterior coffin of wood,were found among the debris. The ornamentation of the leaden lid is veryelaborate; more so, perhaps, than that of any otheryet discovered in Britain. It is represented in theannexed engraving. Five feet long, and of theuniform breadth of one
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