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again towards top. Edge not thickened, but has raised
bead mould running round outside, ¼″ below top.
Fr. of bronze sheet clamped and riveted on, on one side,
for attachment of handle, but handle itself torn off. Bent,
and edge broken, but fair condition. No orn. Diam. of
bottom 4⅜″, gr. diam. 6⅜″, h. 2⅞″. Pl. LXX.

Kao. III. 0105. Iron casque; of type worn in Han times
and by Rajputs in India. Edge drilled with six holes more
or less equidistant from each other for attachment of
chain-mail curtain. At apex hole c. 1⅜″ in diam. covered
by a circular domical piece of iron, with scalloped edge
or crest which formed base of spike and is attached by four
rivets. Hole (unintentional) broken through this. Rusted.
Diam. of edge 7⅛″, h. 3¼″. Pl. LXX.

Kao. III. 0106. Bronze bowl; lathe finished; broken in
three. Shallow, with slightly rounded bottom and curving
sides, turning in slightly to plain rim. Hole in bottom
mended in antiquity with rough patch of bronze on outside,
and another within.
Inside and out decorated with incised orn. Bottom,
outside, with four-pointed star, over which is imposed
'St. Andrew's Cross'; both star and cross formed of
plain bands outlined by pairs of lightly incised lines, and
the whole contained within a circular ring at spring of
sides. Interior of star, spaces between arms and cross and
points of star, covered with punched circle and dot orn.,
which also decorates circumference of circle and arms of
cross.
Sides lightly engraved in lotus-petal orn., with two
annular lines below rim; spandrels between tips of lotus-
petals, and plain bands between the annular rings again
filled with circle and dot orn. Bottom (inside) orn. with
two groups (outer and inner) of three bands of circle and
dot orn. between incised lines; the innermost of the six
turning inwards to form pair of spirals within circle.
Remainder of circle filled with three pairs of curved bands,
following upper curve of spirals to circumference, and
(above) triple-pointed leaf (?); interspaces filled with small
circle and dot orn.
All orn. very lightly marked. Fair condition. H. of
bowl 2⅛″, diam. of rim 5⅝″, thickness of metal ¹⁄₁₆″ to ³⁄₃₂″.
Pl. LXX.

Kao. III. 0107. Thin bronze saucer (lamp ?), with wide
flat ear-handle projecting from one edge. Handle and bowl
made in one piece, exactly like a modern jeweller's pan.
No orn. Flat bottom. Cracked and dented. Diam. of
bowl 2⅞″, h. ⅞″. Pl. LXX.

Kao. III. 0108-9. Two iron (?) discs. 0108, plain
(doubled over). 0109, with flat sq. lug projecting from
edge at one side, and two rivet-holes near it. Rivet-hole
broken) also by edge opposite. Doubled over irregularly.
Diam. (0108) 5⅝″, (0109) 3″.

Kao. III. 0110. Fr. of sheet bronze, from armour (?).
Roughly oblong; three sides straight and edge curled over;
fourth side curved, also turned over and 'wired'. At one
end of fr. wire projects and is turned back to form loop.

At other, the end of sheet bronze is turned over it; but
hole is pierced through bronze below it. Smaller hole is
also pierced below bar at two other points. Possibly
'patch' from repair of bronze vessel. 4″ × (gr. width) 2⅛″.

Kao. III. 0111. Curved bronze handle, for caldron or pan.
One end lost; other bent back forming hook-shaped loop.
Main part of handle oblong in section, with wide faces
on outer sides, and narrow faces above and below; oblong
lessening to square at loop. Signs of wear towards broken
end. Fine green patina. Arc of fr. 6⅛″, gr. girth ⅞″ × ³⁄₁₆″.
Pl. LXX.

Kao. III. 0112. Fr. of iron (?) bar, sq. in section; cut off
at one end, broken at other. 1⅛″ × ¼″.

Kao. III. 0113. Iron rivet-plate; flat strip with ends
rounded, and hole through each. 1⅛″ × ¼″.

Kao. III. 0114. Fr. of white metal foil; irregular shape,
hard, not corroded. Cf. Kao. III. 0133. Gr. M. 1″.

Kao. III. 0115. Fr. of bronze foil, thin; has been scal-
loped (?) along one curved edge. Gr. M. 1⅛⅛″.

Kao. III. 0116. Iron hook with lozenge-shaped plate at
top, moulded in one. Hole pierced through middle of
plate. End of hook broken off. Length of whole 1²⁄₁₆″,
plate 1″ × 1⅜″. Pl. LXXI.

Kao. III. 0117. Fr. of iron sheet, rolled into tube.
Apparently riveted over some tube-shaped object, perhaps
end of knife-sheath; rivet-holes at edges, corresponding
to each other as fr. is rolled, but obj. now somewhat out
of shape. Rusted. Length 3″, gr. width as rolled 1⅜″.

Kao. III. 0118. Bronze buckle; broken in two and tongue
lost. Circular hoop, with oblong loop at back for attach-
ment, made in one piece. Not corroded. Length 1″, diam.
of hoop 1¼″, width of loop ¼″.

Kao. III. 0119. Fr. of iron rod, bent into U-shape. Broken
each end, round in section. Rusted. Length 1″, width
at top 1⅛″.

Kao. III. 0120-1. Two iron rings, open at ends, which
are finished with rotund knobs. Rusted. Approx. diam.
of 0120 ⅞″, of 0121 ⅞″.

Kao. III. 0122. Iron ring, open at ends, which are thinned
for lapping. Round section thicker at centre than at ends.
Rusted. Outside diam. of ring about 1⅜″. Section, gr.
thickness, ³⁄₃₂″.

Kao. III. 0123. Iron staple, linchpin pattern, made of
flat, tapered wire; points corroded. Linked to it a roughly
round rod squared and tapered at link end, where it is
doubled over into loop which engages with eye of staple
and swings loose.
Broken at thick end; rusted but strong. Length of
staple 1⅛″; gr. breadth of wire ¹⁄₁₆″, thickness about ¹⁄₁₆″.
Length of rod 2⅛″; gr. thickness ¼″.

Kao. III. 0124. Iron hinge, made of two small oblong
rivet-plates with hooked ends linked to small ring, the
hooked ends being made large to admit of play. Other
ends of plates are rounded; and through them and also

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