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CATALOGUE AND COMPARANDA OF THE
TOMB-GROUPS FROM NARCE
NARCE 43
Frothingham’s note on this tomb states merely that it was
a trench-tomb found at Narce.
Pottery
1. Bowl on High Foot. PL I. M.S.859, H.* 0.107
m., D. 0.216 m. Mended. Foot and small area of bowl
missing. The stub of the foot shows that it had four slits
like those of the bowl No. 6 from 19 M, and No. 22 from
Narce 1, Pis. XVIII and XXVIII. Fabric of medium fine
texture, of a greyish color at the core, reddish toward the
surface, brown on outside. Wheel-made. Well pol-
ished. Offset rim, surmounted on one side by plastic
decoration consisting of a man holding two horses. On
the floor of the bowl concentric plastic rings.
2. Flask. PI. I. M.S.858, H. 0.223 m., D. 0.173 m.
Intact. Outer surface red. Probably made in two pieces
by hand. Good polish. Around the periphery of the
vase runs a groove to hold a carrying cord which was fur-
ther secured by three straps of clay, bridging the groove.
3. Footed Cup. PI. I. M.S.862, H. 0.065 m., D.
0.125 m. Intact except that some bronze studs are miss-
ing. Medium fine fabric, grey at core, red to brown sur-
face. Handmade. Good polish. High handle with
strut, transverse grooves on inner face and horns. Offset
rim. Four vertical ridges on the outside of the cup ex-
tending from the handle and from three knobs on the
shoulder to the foot. The course of these ridges is left
visible on the floor of the cup, probably in imitation of
bronze technique, cf. the bronze cup from the Warrior’s
Tomb, Tarquinii, Montelius PI. 289, 5. The chief orna-
ment of the cup is achieved by round headed bronze studs
placed as follows: five on the floor of the cup above the
foot; a row on the shoulder; sixteen arranged on the
handle—all in imitation of the rivets of bronze vases.
4. Footed Cup. PI. I. M.S.861. Counterpart of
the foregoing, the dimensions the same. Handle chipped.
Similar fabric and technique. The only difference in
decoration is that there are six ridges instead of four on
the base.
5. Footed Bowl. PI. I. M.S.860, H. 0.079 m., D.
0.112 m. Rim broken. Interior of fabric grey, outer
surface reddish brown. Wheel-made. Good polish.
The rim is offset and the foot flares more than in the
* In measuring the height and diameter of vases, handles and
plastic ornament have been excluded.
foregoing. High handle with strut and horns. Three
bronze studs on the top of handle, one on each of the
three knobs below the rim.
Objects Other than Pottery
6. Bronze Helmet with High Crest. PI. II.
M.S.850, H. 0.433 m., W. 0.43 m. Mended and re-
stored, but the restorations are trifling except throughout
the patterned border in the lower part of the helmet.
Here, on one face of the helmet, the second row of pat-
tern is probably wrongly restored. Made from two
sheets of hammered bronze, one of which, slightly larger,
is folded over the edge of the other along the outer margin
of the crest and behind the large protruding rivets be-
neath the crest. At the latter points where the strain
was heaviest, greater strength was attained by riveting
oblong rectangular pieces over the joints. Nine stout
rivets were used to fasten each of these rectangular re-
enforcements, three protruding ornamental rivets in the
center, three plain rivets on either side. The decoration
of the crest consists of lines and rows of dots of various
sizes arranged about a large central boss. It has been
suggested that the ends of the ornamental rivets might
have been used for attaching ornaments, Richter, Bronzes
p. 416, but it will be seen that they also serve to protect
the lower edge of the crest, to complete its decorative
line and also, probably, to ward off the blow of an as-
sailant.
7. Front of a Bronze Cuirass. Pl. II. M.S.851,
L. of median line 0.414 m., W. below the neck, 0.465 m.
Mounted on a modern backing of copper and green
tinted plaster. Many pieces missing, mostly on the
shoulders and along the edges, and the entire piece re-
touched to conceal joins. Made from a single sheet of
bronze, its edges bent over, and strengthened by an iron
rod bent to the shape of the cuirass. On one side at a
point 0.195 m. below the shoulder are the remains of a
connecting strap which joined the front of the cuirass to
the back. This strap which is in one piece with the
front of the cuirass is attached by two rivets to the outer
surface of the back of the cuirass of which only one small
fragment remains. A patch of bronze strengthens the
joint as in the foregoing helmet. The sharp median line
is verified by the curvature of the original fragments.
The ornament is composed of lines, rows of dots, zigzags,
triangles filled with dots, all of which occur on the fore-
going helmet.
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TOMB-GROUPS FROM NARCE
NARCE 43
Frothingham’s note on this tomb states merely that it was
a trench-tomb found at Narce.
Pottery
1. Bowl on High Foot. PL I. M.S.859, H.* 0.107
m., D. 0.216 m. Mended. Foot and small area of bowl
missing. The stub of the foot shows that it had four slits
like those of the bowl No. 6 from 19 M, and No. 22 from
Narce 1, Pis. XVIII and XXVIII. Fabric of medium fine
texture, of a greyish color at the core, reddish toward the
surface, brown on outside. Wheel-made. Well pol-
ished. Offset rim, surmounted on one side by plastic
decoration consisting of a man holding two horses. On
the floor of the bowl concentric plastic rings.
2. Flask. PI. I. M.S.858, H. 0.223 m., D. 0.173 m.
Intact. Outer surface red. Probably made in two pieces
by hand. Good polish. Around the periphery of the
vase runs a groove to hold a carrying cord which was fur-
ther secured by three straps of clay, bridging the groove.
3. Footed Cup. PI. I. M.S.862, H. 0.065 m., D.
0.125 m. Intact except that some bronze studs are miss-
ing. Medium fine fabric, grey at core, red to brown sur-
face. Handmade. Good polish. High handle with
strut, transverse grooves on inner face and horns. Offset
rim. Four vertical ridges on the outside of the cup ex-
tending from the handle and from three knobs on the
shoulder to the foot. The course of these ridges is left
visible on the floor of the cup, probably in imitation of
bronze technique, cf. the bronze cup from the Warrior’s
Tomb, Tarquinii, Montelius PI. 289, 5. The chief orna-
ment of the cup is achieved by round headed bronze studs
placed as follows: five on the floor of the cup above the
foot; a row on the shoulder; sixteen arranged on the
handle—all in imitation of the rivets of bronze vases.
4. Footed Cup. PI. I. M.S.861. Counterpart of
the foregoing, the dimensions the same. Handle chipped.
Similar fabric and technique. The only difference in
decoration is that there are six ridges instead of four on
the base.
5. Footed Bowl. PI. I. M.S.860, H. 0.079 m., D.
0.112 m. Rim broken. Interior of fabric grey, outer
surface reddish brown. Wheel-made. Good polish.
The rim is offset and the foot flares more than in the
* In measuring the height and diameter of vases, handles and
plastic ornament have been excluded.
foregoing. High handle with strut and horns. Three
bronze studs on the top of handle, one on each of the
three knobs below the rim.
Objects Other than Pottery
6. Bronze Helmet with High Crest. PI. II.
M.S.850, H. 0.433 m., W. 0.43 m. Mended and re-
stored, but the restorations are trifling except throughout
the patterned border in the lower part of the helmet.
Here, on one face of the helmet, the second row of pat-
tern is probably wrongly restored. Made from two
sheets of hammered bronze, one of which, slightly larger,
is folded over the edge of the other along the outer margin
of the crest and behind the large protruding rivets be-
neath the crest. At the latter points where the strain
was heaviest, greater strength was attained by riveting
oblong rectangular pieces over the joints. Nine stout
rivets were used to fasten each of these rectangular re-
enforcements, three protruding ornamental rivets in the
center, three plain rivets on either side. The decoration
of the crest consists of lines and rows of dots of various
sizes arranged about a large central boss. It has been
suggested that the ends of the ornamental rivets might
have been used for attaching ornaments, Richter, Bronzes
p. 416, but it will be seen that they also serve to protect
the lower edge of the crest, to complete its decorative
line and also, probably, to ward off the blow of an as-
sailant.
7. Front of a Bronze Cuirass. Pl. II. M.S.851,
L. of median line 0.414 m., W. below the neck, 0.465 m.
Mounted on a modern backing of copper and green
tinted plaster. Many pieces missing, mostly on the
shoulders and along the edges, and the entire piece re-
touched to conceal joins. Made from a single sheet of
bronze, its edges bent over, and strengthened by an iron
rod bent to the shape of the cuirass. On one side at a
point 0.195 m. below the shoulder are the remains of a
connecting strap which joined the front of the cuirass to
the back. This strap which is in one piece with the
front of the cuirass is attached by two rivets to the outer
surface of the back of the cuirass of which only one small
fragment remains. A patch of bronze strengthens the
joint as in the foregoing helmet. The sharp median line
is verified by the curvature of the original fragments.
The ornament is composed of lines, rows of dots, zigzags,
triangles filled with dots, all of which occur on the fore-
going helmet.
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