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Description: | An incomplete sheet copper-alloy clapper bell, missing the clapper due to old breaks and suffering from post-depositional damage that has resulted in it being partially flattened and missing much of one side and the outer edge/rim. The bell is hemispherical in form with an out-turned rim and oval shaped aperture at the apex. Around the edges of the bell just above the rim are traces of an added white metal coating. A separately cast copper-alloy suspension loop extends through the aperture at the apex. This is flat, rectangular in form with both ends in the interior of the bell folded flat to secure it in place. The loop itself is flattened against the upper surface of the bell. The entire object measures 43.50mm in length (partially flattened), 31.55mm in width, 25.28mm in height, 0.46mm in thickness and 11.64g in weight.This is an incomplete sheet copper-alloy clapper bell. It finds parallels in a Roman example from Colchester (Crummy, 1983: no. 1811) although differs slightly in terms of form and the out-turned rim. It is possible that the current example is of Roman date, however a later date range cannot be ruled out entirely.
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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