An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . s Researches, p. 358. ?• Evidence of other chariot burials has been found at Arras andBeverley {British Barrows, p. 454); I3anes Graves {Forty Years Res.,p. 359; Froc. Soc. Ant., 2nd Series, xvii., p. 121, Fig. on p. 122);Hampton Hill, Wilts {Archieolo:.;ia, xxi., p. 42, Plate V), and in Moray,Scotland [Prehistoric Annals of Scotland, n., p. 153). LATE KELTIC ART 273 tween two iron tyres and bronze axle trees : at his left sideare iron spear-heads, and an iron sword, and on his left armis a gold bracelet : on his right side lay a knife with bro
An introduction to the study of prehistoric art . s Researches, p. 358. ?• Evidence of other chariot burials has been found at Arras andBeverley {British Barrows, p. 454); I3anes Graves {Forty Years Res.,p. 359; Froc. Soc. Ant., 2nd Series, xvii., p. 121, Fig. on p. 122);Hampton Hill, Wilts {Archieolo:.;ia, xxi., p. 42, Plate V), and in Moray,Scotland [Prehistoric Annals of Scotland, n., p. 153). LATE KELTIC ART 273 tween two iron tyres and bronze axle trees : at his left sideare iron spear-heads, and an iron sword, and on his left armis a gold bracelet : on his right side lay a knife with bronzeblade and bone handle, and three vessels, one of whichcontained bones of animals and egg shells. On his chestwere four bronze buttons, and near his mouth a bronzefibula which no doubt fastened his cloak. Near his feet wasa pointed helmet, rings, and iron disks. Beyond thesewere two horse bits, several buttons with heads of coral,two bronze ornaments in the shape of a cross ornamentedwith coral, and each provided with a fine chain for sus-. FiG. 284.—Chariot burial. La Gorge Meillet (Marne). pension. Between these objects and the body was abronze vessel of the shape called by the Greeks oenochoe,which enables the date of the burial to be fixed aboutthe fourth century ^ (Fig- 285). Another chariot burial,particularly rich in objects of the Early Iron Age, was dis-covered by M. Leon Morel at Sornme Bionne, in the samedepartment.^ The horse trappings found here show beautifulopen curvilinear bronze work exemplifying the art of this ^ Double Sepulture Gauloise de la Gorge Meillet, par E. Fourdriguier(1876). For the illustrations (Figs. 284, 285) I am indebted to theauthor and publisher of Guide Illustrc, Miisee St. Ger?nain, M. S. Reinachand MM. Eggimann. ^ L. Morel, La Chafnpagne Souterraine (1875). 18 274 PREHISTORIC ART period, thouoh the scroll designs are not so marked andcharacteristic as those of Late Keltic designs in the objects found with this inte
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