Note 25 — LECTURE I. (17th October 1881.) CHRISTIAN AND PAGAN BURIAL—VIKING BURIALS.
Reading edition
The metal of which these brooches are made is not bronze but a very soft brass. Professor Rygh has given the details of the analyses of four, and the composition of the metal is as follows:—
Analyses of bowl-shaped brooches. Copper. Zinc. Lead.
1. From Stromsund, Norway 74·78 10·44 14·36
2. From Braak, Norway 72·85 11·90 15·71
3. From Gardness, Norway 88·00 11·90 ...
4. From Denmark 84·44 11·00 3·77