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Description: | A copper alloy bell probably dating from the Roman period. Only half of it survives. The bell is conical and missing the clapper. There is an integral loop at the top of the object which has been broken. Testing with a magnet suggests there is iron within the apex, though it is not visible This may suggest that the clapper was iron, but it does not survive and there is no iron staining on the inside of the bell. The bottom of the object is decorated with two concentric raised lines. The breaks are patinated. The metal is dark brown with some patches of green. For a parallel see Crummy, N. (1983) Colchester Archaeological Report 2: The Small Finds, Colchester Archaeological Trust: 127, no. 4168, and also compare NCL-B01174. Since the object is incomplete, it is also possible that it is of later date, or may be another object such as a candle snuffer, though it does not look like other examples on the database.
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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