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Description: | A copper alloy spherical bell dating to the later Medieval or early Post Medieval periods. The bell comprises a tapering rectangular stem terminating in a worn and broken attachment loop. The stem expands to a sheet metal oval bell casing consisting of four trapezoidal sheets bent inwards. Inside this casing is a loose, irregularly shaped stone which would have acted as the clapper, The bell measures 27mm in length. The bell casing has a diameter of 11mm. A similar bell (No. 467) is illustrated in B. Read's 'Metal Artefacts of Antiquity', p. 58. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Walton, Phillippa - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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