LANCUM-B13680: LANCUM-B13680: Early Modern tin-alloy bell

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BELL

Unique ID: LANCUM-B13680

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Small lead/tin-alloy clapper bell, probably from a belt or strap of animal harness where it was attached with others. The shape, which is similar to Post Medieval and Modern clapper bells found in churches, etc, suggests a date between 1600-1900. The bell is very small and missing its clapper. A hole in the top part of the bell shows where the clapper was attached and probably ripped off when the bell was lost. The surviving bell body is made from a rough casting, displaying decoration of flowers or shrubs, possibly holly. If it is indeed holly or some other Christmas-related evergreen that is depicted on the outside of the bell, it could have possibly come off a winter/Christmas harness and would thus date to Victorian times.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MODERN
Date from: AD 1600
Date to: AD 1900

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 17.36 mm
Width: 10.81 mm
Thickness: 1.44 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st December 2007

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead Alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
District: East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Pocklington

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

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

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Recording Institution: LANCUM
Created: 16 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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