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Description: | Cast copper alloy bell probably dating to the Medieval period, (1100-1500). It is round in plan and sub-oval in cross section. The bell has a simple form. The top of the object is rounded and it widens towards its open base. A broken circular loop is integrally cast at the top of the object. A moulded ridge runs around the outer base of the bell. There is no other visible decoration. The object is quite damaged, a fragment of the base rim is missing and a large crack runs along a portion of the moulded ridge. The patina has also been damaged and the attachment loop broken. The remains of an iron pea is visible but badly corroded. The corrosion from the pea has spread to the internal surface of the bell. This simple form is undatable. However the best parallel for this object is Medieval (Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester -pp 726-7, Fig 207, No 2270) said to be late 11th- early 12 century.
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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