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Description: | Silver Bell, for hawking as identified by the finder. Spherical sheet metal bell comprising two hemispheres butt joined with a finely twisted silver wire soldered around their junction. A round loop of drawn silver wire is soldered to the top of the bell. The lower hemisphere bears a sounding slot linking two holes. A small cylindrical clapper, perhaps of lead alloy, remains within the bell. Incised decoration comprises a series of fine lines spiralling from the suspension loop. The bell is lightly dented, and the lower hemisphere is now partly detached from the median wire binding. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1550-1650. In view of its material and age this object is to be submitted to the Treasure process under reference 2014 T52Diameter: 15mm, Height: 17.5mm, Thickness (wall): 0.3mm, Weight: 1.73gms.
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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