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BELL
Unique ID: WILT-D78226
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A fragment of Post-Medieval cast copper-alloy spherical bell (1650-1850 in date), consisting of roughly half of the upper hemisphere and a small part of lower hemisphere. It weighs 12.20g and measures 30.47mm in width/diameter. It stands 29.46mm in incomplete height, with the loop and is 2.83mm in max. thickness.
The upper hemisphere is plain with a rectangular suspension loop. One sound hole survives. The lower hemisphere, where it survives, is also plain below the c.5mm central rib.
Contemporary illustrations often show bells worn as sets on the harnesses of larger animals such as oxon and donkeys.
Class: cast spherical
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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 29.46 mm
Width: 30.47 mm
Thickness: 2.83 mm
Weight: 12.2 g
Diameter: 30.47 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th September 2010
Rally details.
This object was found at Western Region (Dave's) rally, Broad Hinton, Wiltshire 12.9.10
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 3536
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Winterbourne Bassett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU1174
Four figure Latitude: 51.464866
Four figure longitude: -1.843045
1:25K map: SU1174
1:10K map: SU17SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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