BELL

Unique ID: NMS-EFDD36

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval gilt rumbler bell from harness, elongated stem, worn, broken across perforated terminal at apex for suspension, hollow globular sheet body with four ‘petals’ crimped together at base, stone pea, length 24mm, diameter 14mm.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: AD 1066
Date to: AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Length: 24 mm
Diameter: 14 mm
Quantity: 1

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 1st May 2007

Personal details

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Recorded by: Ms Ellen Bales - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mr Steven Ashley - [view all attributed records]

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Surface Treatment: Gilded [scope notes | view all attributed records]

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Spatial metadata

Region: East
County: Norfolk
District: Broadland
To be known as: Old Catton

Spatial coordinates

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Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Cultivated land[scope notes]

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