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Archaeologia Cantiana -  Vol. 69  1955  page 16

THE JUTISH CEMETERY AT LYMINGE    By Alan Warhurst, B.A., A.M.A.
straight edges. They are underlain by a layer of gold foil bearing a decoration of ring and dot within squares of chequer pattern. The attachment-plate was in poor condition when found and to facilitate cleaning, the cells were stripped down and the inlays re-set.
   GRAVE 18. A woman; 5 ft. 1 in.; 55-60 years of age; supine, full length, left arm across the pelvis, head pillowed; 38 deg., 1ft. 2 in. deep.
   No finds.
   GRAVE 19. A woman; 5 ft. 1 in.; 30-35 years of age; supine full length, right arm across the pelvis; knees and ankles bunched (as if tied) together; 64 deg., 1ft. 2 in. deep.
   No finds.
   GRAVE 20. A man; 40-45 years of age; supine, full length, left arm across the pelvis, right arm over left; 30 deg., 2 ft. 0 in. deep.
   No finds.
   GRAVE 21. A man; 5 ft. 9 in.; 45-50 years of age; supine, full length, left arm across the pelvis; knees and ankles bunched together as in grave 19; 91 deg., 2 ft. 0 in. deep.
   No finds.
   GRAVE 22. A man, 5 ft. 9 in.; 35-40 years of age; supine, full length, left arm over right of pelvis, right arm over left wrist; 82 deg., 1 ft. 11 in. deep.
   Finds. A silver buckle and shield-shaped attachment  and counter-plates (Pl. IX, No.2) at the right waist, tongue

pointing right. The belt was joined to the buckle by being clamped between the ends of two bronze strips bent round the stem of the buckle on either side of the hinge of the tongue. The two basal positioned rivets through the attachment-plate served to fasten the ends of these strips to the back of the plate and to fix the leather in position. The counter-plate was fixed to the belt by three rivets, one of which has its fastening washer (1/4 in. in diameter) in position at the back. The two basal positioned rivets have a joint washer in the form of a flat bracket, ¼ in. wide and
7/8 in. long. The length of the rivets shows a clearance for the belt of 1/8 in. The attachment-plate is decorated around its edges with a double row of "V"s and the counter-plate with a row of concentric double semi-circles.
   A pair of bronze tweezers (Fig 6, No. 3) an iron knife and a single amber bead at the left waist. An iron purse-mount (Fig. 4, No. 11) at the left waist. The purse-mount has a small iron buckle attached to it, probably by rivets.
   GRAVE 23. A man; 5 ft. 10 in.; 60 years of age; supine, full length, arms straight, head pillowed; 72 deg., 1 ft. 6 in. deep.
   Finds. A bronze buckle (Fig. 9, No. 4) and a rectangular iron attachment-plate (1 5/8 in. by 1 7/8 in.) at the right waist, tongue pointing left. The belt was joined to the buckle by being clamped and riveted

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