The following engravings will exhibit a striking variety of cinerary urns of the Anglo-Saxon period, from the Mercian cemetery at King’s Newton. Fig. 339 is six and a quarter inches in height. It is ornamented with encircling bands or lines and impressed ornaments. In the upper band is a series of small circular indentations, with a dot in the centre of each, and in the lower band are three rows of dots. Between these bands is a series of indented crosses, which may be described as in some degree approaching to crosses _patée_ in form. At the bottom are also small square indentations, with diagonal lines. Fig. 342 is seven inches in height. It is ornamented with encircling lines, the central band bearing a double row of dots; the band at the bottom of the neck a series of small indented quatre-foil flowers; and the lower one a series of square indentations with diagonal lines. Fig. 341 is one of the most elaborately ornamented urns which has ever been discovered.[51] The remainder of the examples vary from these and from each other, in point both of form and decoration. Some of these have herring-bone lines, others simple punctures, and others, again, encircling lines only. The marked features of the pottery of this period is the frequency of small punctured or impressed ornaments, which are introduced along with the lines or bands, with very good effect. These ornaments were evidently produced by the end of a stick, cut and notched across in different directions, so as to produce crosses and other patterns, and by twisted slips of metal, etc. In the annexed woodcut I have endeavoured to show two of the notched stick “punches,” such as I have reason to believe were used for pressing into the soft clay, and also two of the impressed patterns produced by it. [Illustration: Figs. 335 to 338.] [Illustration: Fig. 341.] [Illustration: Fig. 342.] [Illustration: Fig. 343.] [Illustration: Fig. 344.] [Illustration: Fig. 345.] [Illustration: Fig. 346.] [Illustration: Fig. 347.] [Illustration: Fig. 348.] [Illustration: Fig. 349.] [Illustration: Fig. 350.] [Illustration: Fig. 351.] [Illustration: Fig. 352.] Other varieties of pottery found in the Anglo-Saxon graves are a species of cup, and upright vessels, one of which is shown on fig. 327. Fragments of pitchers have also occasionally been found, as also have portions of coarse dishes. In the Kentish graves, most of the pottery is of the Roman period, and consists of Samian pateræ and other vessels of that manufacture; and cups, etc., of the Upchurch and Castor wares, etc. CHAPTER XIII. Anglo-Saxon Period--Glass Vessels--Drinking-glasses--Tumblers--Ale-glasses--Beads--Necklaces --Ear-rings--Coins, etc.