Essays on archaeological subjects, and on various questions connected with the history of art, science, and literature in the Middle Ages (1861)
Wright, Thomas, 1810-1877 · London, Smith · leaf 164
ence betweentwo varieties of this fibula, the largerones and the smaller ones; the formerare sometimes of extravagant dimen-sions. I believe examples have beenmet with, nearly, if not quite, a footin length. Both are made of bronzeor copper, and the large ones, at least,have in general been highly… … FAUSSETT COLLECTION. 151 Angle race settled. They were used in Merciacertainly ; indeed, some of the finest examples of thelarge cross-shaped fibula have been found in Leices-tershire. We are as yet but little acquainted withthe Northumbrian graves, but, as far as our know-ledge goes, these same…
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