The Lake-Dwellings of Europe: Being the Rhind Lectures in Archæology for 1888Munro, Robert
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The Lake-Dwellings of Europe: Being the Rhind Lectures in Archæology for 1888
Munro, Robert
Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings -- Bibliography; Lake-dwellers and lake-dwellings -- Europe
OPPIDUM LA TÈNE.
=87.=--Nos. 1 to 5, Ornamented sword-sheaths of iron--6,
Piece of iron, roughly forged, supposed to be intended
for a sword--7 and 8, Sword handles--9 to 12, Portions of
sheaths, showing various kinds of ornamentation--13 and 14,
Suspension clasps on the under side of the sheaths--15,
Various incised designs, found on swords, supposed to be
makers' marks 283
Nos. 1, 8 and 12 after Vouga (B. 428); 3, 4 and 5 after
Keller (B. 22 and 126); the rest in the Museums of Bienne
and Neuchâtel.
=88.=--Nos. 1 to 6, 11, 12, and 17 to 21, Various forms
of lance-heads--7, 10, 13 and 14, Conical tips for the
butt-end of wooden lance handles--8, 9, 15 and 16, Points
for darts or arrows. (All these objects are of iron) 285
Nos. 7, 10, 15 and 16, are from Collection Vouga, the rest
are from the Collections of Schwab, Desor, and Gross.
=89.=--No. 1, Umbo of a shield (iron)--2, Handle of shield
(iron)--3 and 4, Bronze ornaments of a shield--5, 7 to
11, and 21, Bronze ornaments for horse harness--6, Iron
spur--12, Waggon wheel of wood with iron tire--13, Iron
implement of unknown use--14 to 18, Bridle-bits of iron
(No. 17 is veneered with bronze)--19, Linch pin of waggon
wheel (iron)--20, Ornament of thin bronze, supposed to
be for a helmet 287
Nos. 1, 13, 15, 16, and 18 to 20, from Collection Vouga; 3
to 5, and 8 to 11 (Museum of Geneva), after Vouga (B. 428);
2, Museum of Bienne; 7 and 17 (Collection Dardel), after
_Antiqua_; 6, 14 and 21, after Gross (B. 446); 12, after
drawing in _Anzeiger_, 1882, Pl. xxv.
=90.=--Nos. 1 to 7, Hatchets--8 to 12, and 23, Knives--13
and 14, Prongs--15 to 17, Shears--18, 27 and 28,
Razors--19, 20, 21, 35, 36 and 38, Various objects of
conjectural use--22, Hammer--24, 25 and 29, Hand-saws--26,
Pointed implement with wide socket--30 to 32, Sickles
or scythes--33 and 34, Chisels--37, File--39 and 40,
Fish-hooks (bronze).
All the objects are of iron except No. 40 289
Nos. 3 to 6, 14, 24, 31, 37, 39 and 40, Collection Vouga;
7, 8, 9, 13, 15, 16, 22 and 29, after illustrations in
_Antiqua_, 1884; 1, 18 and 25, in Museum at Neuchâtel, and
the rest in the Collections of Gross and Schwab.
=91.=--Nos. 1 to 6, Iron fibulæ--7, 21, 22, 24 and 25,
Glass beads--8 to 10, and 36, Bronze pins--11 to 14,
Pincers of bronze and iron--15, Blunt needle--16 (gold)
and 17 (iron), Halves of neck-rings--18 and 26, Bronze
fibulæ--19, Bronze etui, with iron needle (20) found in
it--23, Bronze button--27, 28, 30 and 32, Iron buckles and
clasps--29 and 33, Iron rings--31, A small bronze axe--34,
Iron bracelet--35, Iron hoop 291
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