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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy bell of medieval date. Similar bells have been found in excavations in London, in layers dating from the late 13th to early 15th century (G. Egan and F. Pritchard; 1991; pp. 338-9).Only the upper half of the bell remains and it has become squashed and corroded. It is made from a piece of sheet metal which has been hammered into a hollow, roughly hemispherical form. At the centre of the top face of the body is a squashed loop, made from a piece of copper-alloy strip; traces of a silver material around the base suggest that the two elements were soldered together. Around the base of the body is an upturned rim.The object measures 28.6mm long, 15.8mm wide and 11.5mm high. The weight is 3.79g.
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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