An example of nearly the same kind is shown in Fig. 15, from a celt found in the Fens near Ely, and now in the museum of Mr. Marshall Fisher, of that city. Both faces are ornamented below the thickest part with broad indented lines, vertical and transverse, as will be best seen in the figure. The sides are hammered into three facets, each having a series of diagonal grooves wrought in them. The two left-hand facets on each side have the grooves running upwards from left to right; on the third facet they run downwards, but at a much less inclination. The punch with which the grooves and ornaments were produced has also been employed along the inner angle of the flanges.
A pretty little celt, ornamented with transverse ridges in the lower part, is shown in Fig. 16. The original was found at Barrow, Suffolk.
The Rev. Canon Greenwell, F.R.S., possesses one (4⅝ inches) found at Horncastle, Lincolnshire, the faces of which are decorated in a nearly similar manner; but the sides show a cable pattern, and there is a slight central ridge on the faces.
Fig. 16.—Barrow. ½——————Fig. 17.—Liss. ½
A much larger specimen (6¼ inches), found near the Menai Bridge,[208] Anglesea, has also cabled sides, but the grooves on the faces are straighter and wider apart.
A Danish celt, ornamented in a similar manner, is engraved by Madsen.[209]
The celt shown in Fig. 17 is of somewhat the same character, but the transverse lines are closer and not continuous. They have evidently been produced by means of a small blunt punch, with the aid of a hammer. The original was found at Liss,[210] near Petersfield, Hants, and is now in the British Museum.
Flanged celts decorated on the faces are of rare occurrence in France. One of narrow proportions, and ornamented with lozenges and zigzags, was found at Mareuil-sur-Ourcq[211] (Oise).