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Description: | a medieval copper alloy bell. It is formed from two hemispheres joined at the cente by an external flanged seam. There is a strap loop for suspension, 1.65mm wide, on the upper half, and the lower half containing the 'pea', has a cut aperture with a rectangular sound slot with rounded terminal holes. The bell measures 21.56mm in height and is 16.65mm in diameter at the seam. The bell weighs 4.28g. Medieval bells of this type were used as dress accessories. Examples are illustrated from Norwich and London, and a similar one may be seen in Egan and Pritchard, 1991, no. 1645. | 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: | 1300
1400 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Jane Carr | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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