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Description: | A cast copper-alloy bell of probable Roman date, c. 43-410.The bell is conical, with damage to the body from the lower edge. The lower edge has two parallel raised bands running around the base, and the apex has a suspension loop of oval shape with a circular perforation, cast integral to the body of the bell and distinguished by a cast-integral 'cap' over the peak of the bell. Internally, the remains of the suspension system for the clapper are visible but somewhat corroded. There appears to be a small wire loop possibly soldered into place, and attached to this is a simple chain link make of copper-alloy wire in a figure-8 shape, also retaining half of a second link of chain. This may suggest the clapper was not a single cast object, but suspended on a chain.The form of the chain link is comparable to examples from Roman jewellery.
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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