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Image title:	24.—Contents of Ancient British Barrows
Source:	Knight, Charles: “Old England: A Pictorial Museum” (1845)
Place shown:	Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England
Keywords:	weapons, druids, burial mounds, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale
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	The plate also has the following text: 1, 2. Flint Arrow-Heads. 3,4. Celts [Note: Webster (1913) gives Celt, n. LL. celts a chisel. (Archaeol.) A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli, or barrows, of the early Celtic nations.] 5. Weapon. 6. Pin. 7. Arrow-Head. 8. Dirk or Knife. 9. Spear Head. 10. Lance Head. [5 to 10 are marked ‘Of Bronze’] 11. Brass Knife in sheath, set in stag’s-horn handle. 12. Flint Spear-Head. 13. Ivory Tweezers. 14. Ivory Bodkin. 15. Amber Ornament. 16. Necklace of Shells. 17. Beads of Glass. 18. Ivory Ornament. 19. Nippers. 20. Stone for Sling. 21. Stone to sharpen bone. 22. Ring Amulet. 23. Breastplate of Blue Slate. 24. Incense Cup. 25. Ditto. 26. Ditto. 27. Whetstone. 28 to 32. Urns. 33 to 37. Drinking-Cups.” (p. 8) “...the things which contributed to comfort, to security, and to the graces of life (Fig. 24).” (p. 10) See text in context
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Image title:

24.—Contents of Ancient British Barrows

Source:

Knight, Charles: “Old England: A Pictorial Museum” (1845)

Place shown:

Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England

Keywords:

weapons, druids, burial mounds, backgrounds, wallpaper, greyscale

Status:

out of copyright (called public domain in the USA), hence royalty-free stock image for all purposes usage credit requested
Please do not redistribute without permission, since running this site is expensive.

The plate also has the following text:

1, 2. Flint Arrow-Heads.
3,4. Celts
[Note: Webster (1913) gives
Celt, n. LL. celts a chisel. (Archaeol.)
A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli, or barrows, of the early Celtic nations.]
5. Weapon.
6. Pin.
7. Arrow-Head.
8. Dirk or Knife.
9. Spear Head.
10. Lance Head.
[5 to 10 are marked ‘Of Bronze’]
11. Brass Knife in sheath, set in stag’s-horn handle.
12. Flint Spear-Head.
13. Ivory Tweezers.
14. Ivory Bodkin.
15. Amber Ornament.

16. Necklace of Shells.
17. Beads of Glass.
18. Ivory Ornament.
19. Nippers.
20. Stone for Sling.
21. Stone to sharpen bone.
22. Ring Amulet.
23. Breastplate of Blue Slate.
24. Incense Cup.
25. Ditto.
26. Ditto.
27. Whetstone.
28 to 32. Urns.
33 to 37. Drinking-Cups.” (p. 8)

“...the things which contributed to comfort, to security, and to the graces of life (Fig. 24).” (p. 10)

See text in context

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