Record ID: LON-D6BEF2 - MEDIEVAL bell

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BELL

Unique ID: LON-D6BEF2

Object type certainty: Certain

A resized image of A Medieval - Post Medieval copper alloy closed (rumbler) form bell dating late 13th – mid 16th century.

A Medieval - Post Medieval copper alloy closed (rumbler) form bell dating late 13th - mid 16th century. This bell consists of a pair of hemispheres soldered together. One has a dumbbell-shaped aperture and the other is pierced to accept a sheet metal suspension loop which is also soldered into place. The pea would have been iron; the bell is now filled with concretion and there is some evidence of iron staining. The shape of the lower hemisphere is slightly distorted due to damage.

Similar bells are illustrated in Egan & Prichard (1991:328) and Egan (2005:57) where the bells are know from deposits of the late 13th - mid 16th century.

Dimensions: length: 20.17mm; diameter: 19.01mm; weight: 8.50g.

Reference: Egan G. and Pritchard F. 1991. Dress Accessories: Medieval finds from the Museum of London. The Stationery Office, London
Egan, G. 2005. Material Culture in London in an Age of Transition. MoLAS Monograph 19: London.

Class: Rumbler

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Date from: Circa AD 1250
Date to: Circa AD 1550

Dimensions and weight

Length: 20.17 mm
Weight: 8.5 g
Diameter: 19.01 mm
Quantity: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Secondary material: Iron [scope notes| view all attributed records]
Manufacture method: Hand made [scope notes | view all attributed records]
Completeness: Complete [scope notes | view all attributed records]

Spatial data

Region: South East And London
County: Greater London
District: City Of London
Parish: City Of London

Restricted 4 Figure grid reference: TQ3280
The map has been degraded and provides an approximate location with a degree of random obfuscation.
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Method of discovery: Metal detector [scope notes]
General landuse: Open fresh water [scope notes]
Specific landuse: Running water [scope notes]

Personal details

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Recorded by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [ view all attributed records]
Identified by: Mrs Kate Sumnall - [view all attributed records]

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