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Description: | A cast copper alloy Roman bell, of which about two-thirds survives. The bell is roughly conical in shaped and has a flared outer rim at its base; the apex of the bell has a trefoil-shaped suspension loop that runs into a fluted stem that forms the short neck of the bell before it flares outwards. Internally, iron corrosion at the top of the bell suggests an iron clapper, but none of this now survives. There is no decoration on the bell and its form is more elaborate than the majority of Roman bells recorded on this database. Dating from the first or second century AD, this bell may have been hung around an animal's neck, or from a harness or cart to ward off evil spirits (Crummy 1996:8).
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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