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Description: | An incomplete 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 underside of the object has been pulled open, but it is likely that the slit on the underside terminated at each end in a sub-circular aperture. The is also a hole towards the top of the bell, which has probably been caused by corrosion. The clapper is missing.The object measures 17.2mm wide, and 17.9mm high. It weighs 1.2g.
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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