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BELL

Unique ID: SF460

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published Find published

Copper-alloy crotal bell; rectangular suspension loop; single cast bell housing with central raised band; very worn incised decoration on lower hemisphere; pea in situ.

Notes:

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Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: AD 1540

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Diameter: 31 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st October 1999

Personal details

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: SUFFOLK WALSHAM LE WILLOWS

Spatial coordinates


Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

References cited

No references cited so far.

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Audit data

Recording Institution: SF
Created: 24 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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