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BELL
Unique ID: YORYM-E51788
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A complete lead bell of medieval date. The bell is sub-spherical with four integrally cast petal-like expansions from the base and a loop at the apex. The surface is decorated with a raised design which represents the midrib and veins of a leaf. The pea remains within the bell.
The metal is a light brownish-white colour and is worn. The bell 21.3mm long, 14.6mm wide, 11.4mm thick and weighs 6.2g.
Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database. For examples see: YORYM-747851 and SWYOR-F92A53. Four examples from London (Egan and Pritchard 1991, nos. 1668-71) were all made from tin, and found in contexts of ceramic phase 7 (c. 1200-c. 1230) and 9 (c. 1270-c. 1350).
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1200
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 21.3 mm
Width: 14.6 mm
Thickness: 11.4 mm
Weight: 6.2 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E04582
Materials and construction
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)
Parish or ward: Yapham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE7852
Four figure Latitude: 53.95821732
Four figure longitude: -0.81274754
1:25K map: SE7852
1:10K map: SE75SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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