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BELL
Unique ID: NMS-F5F75E
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Three post-medieval copper alloy crotal bells with non-drilled loops, weight 71.67g, 17th - 18th century:
- with an iron pea, engraved gadroon ornament on the lower half and an indistinct engrved motif on one side of the cleft, weight 23.41g, height 34.5mm, diameter 29.5mm.
- part of lower half missing (old break), surfaces worn with no sign of decoration, weight 19.12g, height 35mm, diameter 30mm.
- with an iron pea, without decoration, weight 29.14g, height 34mm. diameter 27mm.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Weight: 71.67 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 3rd March 2023 - Monday 1st May 2023
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 67210
Other reference: INDDYC052023AR
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: Breckland (District)
Parish or ward: Newton By Castle Acre (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF8315
Four figure Latitude: 52.70173595
Four figure longitude: 0.70697465
1:25K map: TF8315
1:10K map: TF81NW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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