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BELL

Unique ID: LIN-0ACFB3

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete though damaged lead bell of medieval date. The bell is sub-spherical with four integral petal-like expansions from the domed top forming the sides and base. An integral loop is also present at the apex. The bell has been crushed out of shape. The surface is decorated with a raised design which represents the midrib and veins of a leaf.

Similar examples have been recorded on the PAS database. For examples see: YORYM-E51788, YORYM-747851 and SWYOR-F92A53.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1200
Date to: Exactly AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 22 mm
Width: 22 mm
Thickness: 14 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Lead
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Lincolnshire (County)
District: South Holland (District)
Parish or ward: Pinchbeck (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TF2627
Four figure Latitude: 52.82580804
Four figure longitude: -0.13142146
1:25K map: TF2627
1:10K map: TF22NE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: LIN
Created: 7 years ago
Updated: 7 years ago

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