Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . g a series of concentric circles con-nected by a running scroll design, the table-man carved withsimilar circles and an open interlaced knot-work; and thebronze brooch (Fig. 26), present a style of ornamentationwhich is considered peculiar to early Celtic art. The spiralfiuger-riugs seem also to have been of native origin, and theprobability is that they were manufactured where they werefound, as several crucibles are amongst the relics from thesame lake-dwelling, one of which,
Ancient Scottish lake-dwellings or crannogs : with a supplementary chapter on remains of lake-dwellings in England . g a series of concentric circles con-nected by a running scroll design, the table-man carved withsimilar circles and an open interlaced knot-work; and thebronze brooch (Fig. 26), present a style of ornamentationwhich is considered peculiar to early Celtic art. The spiralfiuger-riugs seem also to have been of native origin, and theprobability is that they were manufactured where they werefound, as several crucibles are amongst the relics from thesame lake-dwelling, one of which, from the fact that it stillcontains particles of gold, unmistakeably demonstrates thatit had been used in melting this metal. On the other hand, the forged gold coin (Fig. 246) is theonly relic that can with certainty be said to have emanated 278 ANCIENT SCOTTISH LAKE-DWELLINGS. from a Saxon source; at least, that cannot otherwise beaccounted for. But if, from internal evidence, a presumptive case ismade out in favour of the Celtic origin and occupation ofthese lake-dwellings, it is greatly strengthened when we. Fig. 255.—Bone Comb, from BallinderryCrannog, Ireland (2J inches long).
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