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Description: | An incomplete copper-alloy bell of Roman date.Much of the bell's chamber has been lost, but part of the bottom side does survive, indicating that it was originally conical. The sides are of openwork form, with a series of pairs of back-to-back triangular apertures. The suspension loop consists of a sub-lozengiform projection with an oval perforation. Within the chamber are the corroded remnants of an iron clapper. The surfaces of the bell bear a white-metal coating. The artefact measures 21.2mm high, 15mm wide and weighs 4.24g.Three bells of similar form (albeit without openwork chambers) were found in Colchester (Crummy 1983: 127). For a parallel on the PAS database, see NMS-E88365.
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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