NMS-EFDD36: Medieval gilt bell from harness

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BELL

Unique ID: NMS-EFDD36

Object type certainty: Certain
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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
Date from: AD 1066
Date to: AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 24 mm
Diameter: 14 mm

Discovery dates

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

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Surface Treatment: Gilded

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Broadland (District)
To be known as: Old Catton

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Audit data

Recording Institution: NMS
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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