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Description: | A complete copper alloy bell dating to the medieval period, c. AD 1200 to 1400.The object is tear-drop shaped and is made from one sheet of copper alloy which has been hammered round, the two edges of the sheet are visible on the back. There is a suspension loop at the top and a hole at the bottom through which it is possible to see the clapper which is an irregularly shaped copper alloy ball. There is decoration on the front of the object in the form of incised lines which run from top to bottom in parallel pairs. This front surface also carries the remains of gilding. Similar bells have been recorded on the PAS database, see LIN-85B182, SUR-3B9493 and NMS-4056D4.
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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