Walters, Henry Beauchamp: Catalogue of the bronzes, Greek, Roman, and Etruscan in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum (London, 1899)

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chains are attached to their ears, to the back of their necks, and to the beaks
of the birds. Round the margin of the plate have stood twenty birds (three
wanting), their heads turned outwards; they all look outvvards, and have had
chains hanging from their beaks ; beneath the edge are fastened ten spirals
of bronze, about il in. diam., fixed on the lower side of the plate.

Diam. Iifin. Payne Knight Coll. Archaeologia, xxxvi. p. 359. Found in a tomb with
No. 34S-

347. Fibula, to the bow of which is attached a circular plate similar to the
upper partof No. 345. The fibula is of the early simple type, as Nos. 1942-1945,
with flat bow, and sheath for the pin. In the centre of the plate stands a bull-
headed bird ; round the margin are ten birds with chains hanging from their
beaks, alternating with eight glass beads, in which rings are fastened : the beads
are of blue, white, and opaque glass, and some have been gilt.

Length Ji in. Diam. of plate 4 in. Payne Knight Coll. Archaeologia, xxxvi. pl. 27,

fig. 2.

348. Fibula. Type as last, but no plate attached ; on the pin is a bull-

headed bird.

Length 6j in. Hamilton Coll. 16*. Archaeologia, xxxvi. pl. 27, fig. 4.

349. Fibula. Bow-shaped, with wire pin, to the two ends of which are

attached two flat plates cut in the form of concentric segments of circles: on
the outer segment stand five ducks, turned to the inner side ; on the inner are
three ducks turned in the same direction. The edge of the outer segment is
pierced with small holes, probably for the attachment of chains.

Length 4|in. Ht. 2J in. Hamilton Coll. 12 *. Archaeologia, xxxvi. pl. 27, fig. 3.

350. Fibula. As last, but the pin fastens in the opposite direction, i.e. to r.

Length 4f in. Ht. 3 in. Hamilton Coll. 13 *.

351. Duck with head of an ox, probably from a fibula as No. 347.

Ht. 2f in.

352. Strip of Bronze, pierced at irregular intervals with holes in which have
been riveted twenty-seven figures of ducks, of which ten are now remaining.

Length 15A in.

353. Strip as last, curved, on which have been riveted eleven ducks, of which
five remain.

Length in.

354. Two Strips as before, united by a narrow piece, on which ducks have
been riveted at intervals ; only one remains.

Length 7f in.