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Description: | A fragment of an iron hand-bell plated with copper-alloy using the 'fusion-plating process' (Bourke 1980; 1983). Only part of one corner survives, with three faces represented below. The crown is flat and appears to have been quadrangular in form. An iron shank - probably the remains of the handle - is visible above and below the crown in the coroner. The face flares to the break below; the corner is rounded. The wider face has a mass of iron corrosion that forms a criss-cross pattern, which may indicate that it rested against wood or textile. Patches of copper corrosion are visible on both the exterior and interior. The length of the crown measures 15mm. The width - which appears to be more or less complete - measures 20mm. The length of the face measures 42mm (excluding the handle). The weight is 24.72g.The original dimension of the bell is unclear, but a comparision with other bells suggest that the crown could have been as wide as 85mm, and as long as 143mm.Copper-brazed iron bells of quadrangular form originated in Ireland in the 7th century, and continued in production until the 10th century (Bourke 1980: 55-61).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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