The bottom of another caldron, from Walthamstow, of about the same size, is also in the same collection. The metal is remarkably thin.
The two rings of such a caldron, 5¼ inches, of this section
, found near Ipswich, are in the British Museum. The semi-cylindrical beaded brackets through which they pass and a part of the rim are still attached. Another ring was found with a hoard at Meldreth, Cambs.
In some vessels very large sheets of bronze have been used. That shown in Fig. 512, also from Wilde,[1598] is 18½ inches deep, but was formed of three plates only, one for the circular bottom and two for the remainder of the vessel. At the neck is a stout bronze ring, over which the plates are turned. “It originally stood on six feet, each forming an inverted cup.” It has suffered much from wear, and has been carefully patched in several places. The metal is very tough and of a rich golden colour. It is composed of—
| Copper | 88·71 |
| Tin | 9·46 |
| Lead | 1·66 |
| Iron | Trace |
| ——— | |
| 99·83 |
Among three bronze vessels from the Dowris find now in the British Museum is one of the form of Fig. 512, 16 inches high.
Fig. 512.—Ireland.