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ARCHAEOLOGICAL INTKLLIGENCE. 325 Suffolk, and now preserved in the British Museum, had, when discovered, a plain massive gold ring upon each end, the ends being recurved or ter- minating in hooks'". The rings in this case have been supposed to be de- signed to connect the hooked ends of the tore ; they seem, however, to bear an analogy to the spiral rings found at HoUingbury, which do not appear suited for a similar purpose, the extremities being straight. A pair of bronze torques of the funicular form, hooked at the ends, were found de- posited one on the other about G feet beneath the surface, on the south side of the Quantock Hills, Somersetshire, in December, 1794; these ornaments were very similar in fashion to Dr. Mantell's tore, but were more massive and rather larger, measuring about 26 inches in length, without reckoning the terminal hooks. The weight was 21b. Tliis discovery supplied an ana- logous example of early usages in this respect, that within each tore, as at HoUingbury Hill, there was found deposited a bronze celt, and these were nearly similar in form to the specimen found in Sussex g. The deposit of these objects in regular order is a fact well deserving of attention, as is likewise the curious circumstance that the tore and celt were found broken, apparently by design, and as it has been conjectured, thus broken at the time of interment with the remains of the defunct wearer. Many instances have been recorded of swords and other Celtic weapons found in barrows, broken into two or more pieces. The bronze sword found with a spear-head and other objects upon Fulbourn common, Cambridgeshire, may be cited in illustration of this fact : one being broken into four, the other into three pieces ^. Another fine weapon of this kind, but bi'oken, is preserved in the Museum of the Society of Antiquaries, as are also several fragments of bronze swords, found near St. Michael's INIount, Cornwall. The broken hilt end of a bronze sword was also found near East Bourne in 1806, with the armilke of gold, before mentioned. The peculiar type of armlet found at HoUingbury castle is of uncommon occurrence : a similar ornament of mixed metal or bronze, found in the same county, is in the possession of Mr. F. Dixon, of Worthing, and deserves special notice as having been found with a singular pointed instrument in a tumulus near Brighton. These remarkable ol)jects were exhibited by that gentleman at the Annual Meeting of the Sussex Archseological Society, at Lewes, in September last. This armilla measures about 2^ inches in diameter, and is rudely ornamented with herring-bone lines engraved upon iti. ROMAN PERIOD. A variety of ancient remains, of a mixed character, British and Roman, have been found at different times in the bed of the Thames at Kingston, apparently indicating that some deadly struggle had there occurred between f A representation of this ornament is ArchtEol., vol. xix. pi. 4. given in the Archacologia, vol. xxvi. p. 471. ' A representation is given in Mr. Aker- i Representations of tlicse objects may man's Archteological Index from the Jour- be fonnd in the Archaeologia, vol. xiv. pi. nal of the Architological Association, vol.i. 23. p. 148. VOL. V. U U