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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy clapper bell, the clapper and a fragment of the rim is now missing due to old breaks. This bell is conical in shape with an integral suspension loop, it measures 32.5mm in height and has a rim diameter of c30mm. The integral suspension loop is oval in shape with a central circular hole. The bell has a raised circumference moulding above its rim. Within the bell no trace of the missing clapper remains, the inside face is rough to the touch and corrosive products can be seen. Traces of a white metal coating can be seen on the outer and inner faces of the bell, indeed the copper-alloy itself is a silvery grey in colour.
A very similar clapper bell has been found at Monks Eleigh (see SF-2071B7), but no exact published parallels could be found. However, as this clapper bell is conical in shape with an integral suspension loop it is most likely to be a 'norse bell,' which dates it to the late early-medieval period, c900-1066. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 900
1066 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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