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Description: | A squashed copper-alloy sheet metal bell of medieval date. Similar bells have been found in excavations in London, in layers dating from the late 13th to early 15th centuries AD (G. Egan and F. Pritchard; 1991; pp. 338-9). The object is roughly globular in form and has been cast in two pieces. There is a raised ridge running horizontally around the body where the two pieces of the bell are joined. At the top is the loop, which is made from a flat strip of copper-alloy. The slit on the underside terminatea at each end in a sub-circular aperture.The object measures 17.5mm wide, and 18mm high. No weight recorded.
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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