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Description: | A heavy copper alloy cast object for suspension which is part of a larger composite item assembled with a rod or rivet for which this is pierced. The item consists of a solid domed stud or cap 14mm in diameter and 7mm in height or thickness, with a loop or pierced lug for suspension mounted on top of it at the centre. The loop is of 6mm diameter and 3mm thickness with a circular piercing of 2mm. From the base of the stud extends a flat plate 10mm wide and 18mm long, of thickness c2.8mm, with a neat hole of c.4mm diameter near its lower end. This plate was presumably pushed through a slot in another part of the composite structure, and fastened in position by passing a rod through the larger perforation. The smaller lug is for suspension. One possible interpretation is that this forms the the top of a bell and that the large hole is for suspending the clapper.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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