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On opposite side of hole, and somewhat nearer broad end
of trap, is an eighth hole ; in which is peg with enlarged
head securing a small flat 'gate' of thin wood, which
swings across aperture. In free end of gate, on inner side,
are two small notches, one perhaps a hole partly broken
away. This edge of gate, facing aperture and long end of
trap, is worn or gnawed ; other edge intact and thin.
Method of working not clear ; species of guillotine (?).
Good condition. For other examples, see N. III. x. 01,
Pl. XXVII ; 08. Length 1′ 3″, gr. width 3½″, thickness ⅝″.
Pl. XVI.

N. III. x. 010. Wooden spatula, broad and roughly cut,
with thin stem broken off short. Hole through centre
of blade. Length 7½″, gr. width of blade 2⅟₁₀″, diam. of
handle ⅝″. Pl. XXVII.

N. III. x. 011. Fr. of gourd. Neck complete and drilled
on opposite sides for suspension, body broken away. 7½″
× 3½″, diam. of mouth 1⅝″.

N. III. x. 012. Fr. of goat's-hair fabric ; very coarse ;
woof pressed closely together and warp almost invisible ;
as Ser. iv. Pl. XLVIII, M. I. xx-xxi. 006. Dark brown
and buff, mixed. Dirty. Gr. M. c. 1′ 4″.

N. III. x. 013. Fabric fr. ; fine brick-red woollen cloth ;
loose plain weave. 5½″ × 1½″.

N. III. x. 014-17. Four turned wooden balusters,
made of alternate ball and ring mouldings (sixteen to
thirteen of latter), with tenon at either end. As Ser.
iv. Pl. XXXIII, L.B.V. 008, but longer and thinner. 015
broken one end ; otherwise good condition. Length
without tenons 2′ 8½″-2′ 9½″, diam. c. 3″, length of tenons
c. 2″. Pl. XV.

OBJECTS FOUND ON ERODED GROUND BETWEEN RUINS N. III AND N. XXIV

N. XXIV-III. 01. Bronze disc with domed centre (like a
cymbal) and broken shank on rev. Corroded in patches.
Diam. ⅝″.

OBJECTS RECOVERED FROM RUINED DWELLING N. XIII

N. XIII. 01. Wooden agricultural fork or 'prong',
with four prongs cut wedge shape at half end, where they
are brought together and riveted through with wooden pin.
Outer ends spread by reason of wedge shape at haft, and
the spread is further increased by selection of curved
pieces for outside. The two centre prongs have notches
on their outer surfaces near base, and have evidently
been tied together independently of the binding that must
have been round all four. Well made of natural branches
sharpened and shaped where needed. Very hard. Length
18½″, spread of prongs 10″, haft end tapers to 2″. See
Ser. i. p. 217, Figs. 47, 52.

OBJECTS EXCAVATED IN RUINS N. XXVI

N. XXVI. 01. Four-legged wooden cupboard, as Ser.
iv. Pl. XLVII, L.B. III. 1, but with no decorative relief
carving. Sides, bottom, and top (each of two plain panels),
are complete, though the wooden dowels have fallen out

N. III. x. 018. Wooden fr., from piece of furniture (?).
Cut in one piece. Below (?), circular disc with bevelled
edge ; above, oblong block with slightly arched top and
rounded ends, standing across middle of disc. Oblong
hole, 1⅝″ × ¾″, cut through middle of block (sideways).
Surface comparatively smooth on under-side. Fair con-
dition. H. of whole c. 5″ ; diam. of disc 7⅝″ to 6″, thick-
ness of disc 1⅝″ ; length of block 6″, width 2½″, gr. h. 3″.
Pl. XV.

N. III. xi. 01-2. Two wooden chair (?) legs. Rectang.
in section in upper third, with rounded angles below, and
foot curved slightly outward. Thick tenon at upper end.
Split and dry. Cf. N. III. x. 03-4, Pl. XVI. Length 12½″,
thickness at waist 1⅝″ × 2″.

N. III. xi. 03. Wooden tablet (?); uninscr. Wedge-
shaped, roughly like wedge under-tablet ; but tapering end
cut to sharp point, and sq.-notch (as for string) cut into
each side 2½″ from this point. Long sides rudely bevelled.
Into thickness of broad end, again, a deep groove is cut,
running the whole width of tablet. No trace of writing.
Wood hard and clean. 9⁵⁄₁₆″ × (max.) 1⅝″ × c. 2″.

N. III. xii. 01. Rectang. wooden capital for pillar.
Block, roughly sq., bevelled at half height to form trun-
cated pyramid. In the smaller rectangular face is circular
socket, roughly hollowed for shaft or tenon. Face below
has surface sunk ⅝″ to receive lintel or rail, reserving
raised portions 1″ wide on two opposite edges. Roughly
cut ; wood much weathered and split. Cf. similar object
in miniature, Ast. iii. 4. 024 and K.K.I. i. 05. H. of whole
c. 4½″, diam. of socket 3″, depth 2½″.

N. XXIV-III. 02. Beads ; three glass, green and blue ; one
carnelian and one shell. Gr. M. ½⅝″.

N. XXIV-III. 03. Brown pebble. ⅝″ × ⅝″ × ¼″.

N. XIII. 02. Fr. of wooden tray, roughly made with
slightly raised border on three sides ornamented with
irregular lozenge pattern formed by simple knife incisions
in two directions. An old break right across panel has
been mended by insertion of two loose tenons ; pegged
through with dowels. A square hole is cut through near
each of two corners where borders meet. At opposite
long edge are mortises ; remains of tenon in one, similar
to those of the repaired break, show that another piece
joined on here. See Ser. i. p. 217, Figs. 47, 52. Rev.
roughly levelled with adze, and end edges chamfered.
24½″ × 11″. Warped and split. Pl. XV.

which held the two last to frame. Front panels show
door aperture, 8″ by 10″, 7″ from right side and 5″ from
top. Irregular hole charred through top, which was roughly
smoothed and painted black (?).