SWYOR-799381: Post medieval spherical bell

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BELL

Unique ID: SWYOR-799381

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A cast copper alloy spherical bell with a ferrous striker. The bell is 46.5mm long and has a diameter of 37.1mm, it weighs 50.98g. It has a square suspension loop at the top, with a rounded hole through it. The bell has a thickened median rib. There are two circular sound holes in the upper half. There are two sound holes joined by a slit in the lower half. The striker is still functional. The bell is decorated with eight radial petal motifs on the upper half and eight on the lower half. It has a smooth grey patina, with occasional small pits of green corrosion. It seems to have a high lead content. There is the maker’s mark of a founder’s hammer on the base. The bell is post medieval and probably dates from the sixteenth to mid 17th century. See Bailey 1999, Detector Finds.

Class: spherical

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 46.5 mm
Weight: 50.98 g
Diameter: 37.1 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 11th May 2009

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
Parish or ward: Walesby (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK6770
Four figure Latitude: 53.22283323
Four figure longitude: -0.99794331
1:25K map: SK6770
1:10K map: SK67SE
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: Grassland, Heathland
Specific landuse: Disturbed

References cited

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

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 14 years ago
Updated: 11 years ago

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