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BELL

Unique ID: HAMP-92EDC1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete post-medieval crotal or rumbler bell cast in copper alloy. The upper half is plain and has two sound holes. Of similar proportions are the two sound holes on the lower hemisphere, close to the central casting seam. They are joined together by a slot and are perpendicular to those on the upper half. Either side of the slot the lower half is decorated with a 'sunburst' pattern; the upper hemisphere is plain. Within one half of the 'sunburst' a semicircle can be discerned which bears a letter 'G' and an annulet. The suspension loop is high, rectangular, with a U-shaped perforation. Such lettering within an semicircular field suggests a late post-medieval date (cf. Bailey 1995, 42-43); indeed, the date 1796 was noted when this object was recorded in the field (see below, 'Notes').

Notes:

This record was made at a rally and may thus fall below our usual standards of recording; no weight was noted

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Returned to finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1825

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 52 mm
Diameter: 43.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 21st August 2004

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: 1

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: Hart (District)
Parish or ward: Crondall (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU7748
Four figure Latitude: 51.226008
Four figure longitude: -0.898693
1:25K map: SU7748
1:10K map: SU74NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Weekend Wanderers rally
Current location: Returned to finder
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Bailey, G.	1995	Detector Finds	Chelmsford	Greenlight Publishing	42-43

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Recording Institution: HAMP
Created: 17 years ago
Updated: 13 years ago

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