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Description: | Sheet copper alloy bell, which was probably, due to its size, attached to a hawk jess. The bell is made out of four pieces: the upper and lower half of the spherical body which enclosed a pea, and the narrow strip of copper sheet for the suspension loop. The copper alloy pea is still intact. The lower half of the bell has two circular sound holes, 4.4 mm in diameter, conjoined by a thin slot, 0.3 mm in width. The length of the bell, including the suspension loop is 18.5 mm, the diameter of the bell around the raised band is 16.2 mm and its weight is 3.39 g. Read (1995) illustrates a larger example on page 89, no.537, which he dates to the late 13th to 14th century. Bailey (1992) illustrates a similar example on p.59, No.4, which he dates from the 14th to the 15th century. Bailey (1993) illustrates a slightly larger example on p.93, No.2, which he dates to the 15th century.
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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