spiral, wavy, and zig-zag lines, in relief, or converging towards the centre of the bottom of the vase; a vessel shaped like a bell, was discovered in Minster church-yard, in the Isle of Thanet, placed on the skull of a skeleton, the mouth downwards; another, of very similar form, was found in a similar position, at Castle Eden, Durham; and a third, of conical shape, ornamented with spiral and wavy lines, in relief, was found, with human remains and weapons, at Denton, in Buckinghamshire. (Archæological Journal, No. 14, June, 1847.)

In 1846, there was exhibited to the Archæological Institute, an ancient bead, believed to have been found near Headington, Oxford. The substance of this bead appears almost black; but, when held to the light, it is found to be a beautifully clear deep green Glass; the surface of it is richly varied with splashes of white enamel, mixed with blue, radiating from the centre, and slightly contorted, particularly on the under side. The enamel penetrates some distance into the substance of the Glass, and appears to have been thrown on the mass, while in a soft state; it was then, probably, slightly twisted, and its globular form flattened between two plane surfaces. It is not perforated, and only slightly depressed in the centre.

Another bead, of similar character to the above, found in the bed of a stream, which flows near the British camp of Madmarston, is preserved in the Ashmolean Museum. Here, also, is a curious series of beads, which belonged to the original collection of Elias Ashmole, or to that added by Dr. Plot. Among them, is a bead similar to that above described, except that the body is not of fine green, but more like the common modern bottle-glass; the markings are of white and blue enamel. Here are, likewise, two imperforate beads, or