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Description: | The upper half of a spherical bell, probably medieval in date. The bell has been cast from copper alloy, which has a high lead content judging by the silvery appearance. The hollow bell would have been spherical in shape, with a diameter of 29.76mm. The surviving half is 26.41mm tall, it weighs 26.64g and its body is around 3.25mm thick. The bell has a rounded integrally cast lug on the apex, 13.39mm by 9.61mm, with central circular hole for suspension. Inside the bell there is a thin loop of copper alloy below the suspension lug which would once have supported the now missing clapper. At the mid point there was formerly a horizontal ring of eight circular or oval holes. These were presumably sound holes. The bell has broken at this weak point. The bell is decorated with three equally spaced moulded shields within circles. The shields are worn but appear to comprise three chevrons each. Each shield is set at a slightly different angle and only one is in an upright position. A very similar bell has been found at Icklingham in Suffolk (SF-BC7AB1). The Suffolk example is slightly larger and is decorated with four shields rather than three. The arms are likely to be those of Ralph de Monthermer, Earl of Gloucester (see SF-BC7AB1).
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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