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BELL
Unique ID: NLM-5FEA90
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy spherical bell fragment. Cast fragment from the lower hemisphere of a spherical bell. One side of a sounding slot and rayed or petal decoration remains; other edges are broken. A silvery tint may arise from the presence of tin in the metal mix, included for its acoustic properties. Suggested date: Post-Medieval, 1500-1700.
Diameter (in excess of): 30mm, Thickness: 1.5mm, Weight: 6.91gms.
Class: Spherical
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.5 mm
Weight: 6.91 g
Diameter: 30 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 16th September 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: NLM26858a
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Fragment
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: East Lindsey (District)
To be known as: Burwell
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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