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BELL
Unique ID: NMS-2A2D16
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Three post-medieval copper alloy crotal bells, 17th - 18th century:
- small fragment of the central part, diameter uncertain.
- incomplete, part of the lower half missing, non-drilled loop, engraved gadroon ecoration on lower half and maker's mark WG next to the cleft. Height 46.5mm, diameter 34.7mm.
- complete, iron pea, non-drilled loop, undecorated. Height 37.4mm, diameter 30.3mm.
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 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 3
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th May 2013 - Friday 17th July 2015
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 21106
Other reference: IND27072015AR
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Walsingham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TF9438
Four figure Latitude: 52.90440692
Four figure longitude: 0.88319407
1:25K map: TF9438
1:10K map: TF93NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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