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BELL
Unique ID: IOW-961E20
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete, damaged and corroded post-Medieval sheet copper-alloy spherical animal "crotal" bell (1500-1800).
The sheet suspension loop appears to have been soldered to the body. It is c. 5.5mm high and 3.3mm in width. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a prominent horizontal circumferential joining rib. Two sound holes in the lower hemisphere are integral with a sound "slit". Both hemispheres are plain. The corroded iron sound-'pea' is intact and is relatively large for the size of the bell.
The outer surface of the bell is matt and dull green.
Height: 19.8mm, diameter: 14.9mm. Weight: 4.17g.
Class: crotal
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1500
Date to: Exactly AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Height: 19.8 mm
Weight: 4.17 g
Diameter: 14.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st June 2014
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2014-1-180
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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