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BELL
Unique ID: LIN-85B182
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A cast copper alloy medieval or post medieval drop shaped bell, consisting of one sheet of metal rolled into a conical shape, the edges meeting at the back but not quite touching in places. There is a small loop at the tip of the cone, with the base splitting into four rounded 'petal' shapes. One of the petals is broken, the other three bent inwards. The back of the objects is plain, but the front has been gilded, the majority of which survives. Pea is missing.
A similar drop shaped bell can be found on the PAS database here: SOM-C91361
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1600
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 44 mm
Height: 44 mm
Width: 12 mm
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 6.44 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 18th December 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Gilded
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: West Lindsey (District)
Parish or ward: Thonock (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SK8391
Four figure Latitude: 53.409296
Four figure longitude: -0.752865
1:25K map: SK8391
1:10K map: SK89SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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