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Description: | Copper alloy bell. Cast hemispherical open bell with an integrally cast suspension loop and an engrailed edge at its mouth, and with a drawn wire loop inserted for the clapper (lost). A moulded armorial blazon appears repeated in three circular panels. The Arms comprise a heater shaped shield with half of a spread eagle [eagle displayed] to left, and with three bends to the right. Probably a harness bell. The three bends are often associated with the important family of de Clare, while the eagle is one of the less frequently used devices in English heraldry, and may sometimes denote either Continental or institutional associations. A cursory search of armorial pendants did not reveal a close parallel for this combination. Suggested date: Medieval, 1300-1350.Diameter: 30.1mm, Height: 23mm, Thickness (wall): 2.6mm, Weight: 23.53gms.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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