Fig. 17.—Forge-Tongs (⅓) from grave No. 1 at Ballinaby.
The forge-tongs (Fig. [17]), in the same manner, present features of individuality which are capable of being correlated with a special variety of this type of tool confined to a special area, and usually occurring in certain special associations of a similar character to those in which this example occurs.
Fig. 18.—Bow-Handle of Iron Pot, one end broken (⅓), from grave No. 1 at Ballinaby.
The broken fragments of the large iron pot present no features of character that can be recognised as distinctive. They are simple fragments of a large culinary pot, the diameter of which is indicated by the span of the iron bow-handle (Fig. [18]), of which about half remains entire. But though the pot itself is not a specially remarkable object, the occurrence of an iron culinary pot in such associations is a fact of sufficiently remarkable character to be of importance in the determination of the special relations of a burial distinguished by such a group of unusual phenomena.
Let us now examine in detail the special characteristics of the ornaments and other articles found in the grave of the woman.
Fig. 19.—Brass Spring-Pin of Brooch, from grave No. 2 at Ballinaby.
Fig. 20.—Oval Bowl-shaped Brooch found in grave No. 2 at Ballinaby, Islay.