Abstract
AMONG recent additions to the collections of the British Museum (Bloomsbury), it is announced, are three ancient gold ornaments which have been placed on permanent loan by the King. Not only are these of great archseological value, but also they have the added interest that they came into the possession of the Crown during the nineteenth century under, the law of Treasure Trove. The oldest of the three, dating from about 1400 B.C., is a gold beaker with handle, standing about 3J inches high, which was found in 1837, together with a bronze dagger and other objects, in a barrow at Rillaton Manor, Linkin-horne, Cornwall. Coming next in age is a gold tore of about the first century B.C., which is made of twisted strands of gold. It was found in Needwood Forest in 1848. The third exhibit is a pectoral cross and chain, known as the Clare reliquary, which was dug up at the site of Clare Castle, Suffolk, in 1866. It is of English workmanship of about A.D. 1400. It has a pearl in each angle, and is stippled with a representation of the crucifixion in front and a floral pattern behind. It still contains pieces of the True Cross and the Rock of Calvary.
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