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Description: | A Small silver hawking bell. Some post-depositional damage giving it a squashed appearance. Twelve grooves decorate the upper half of the bell, running around the upper half vertically in a 'sun-burst' design. The lower half is flattened into the body of the upper half and is undecorated.The suspension loop is broken and is soldered onto the centre of the upper half of the bell.This style is typical of what have been classed as 16th century AD hawking bells, however, in recent correspondance regarding the reporting of such items of treasure, Geoff Egan says "With no mark or datable context there is no way of saying this is definitely over 300 years old, though it may be. It is probably post-med". And so it has not been reported as treasure.
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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