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BELL
Unique ID: NMS-343F05
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Incomplete post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell with an iron pea, engraved gadroon decoration on the lower half and a bell founder's hammer within a semi-circular frame next to the cleft. Most of the non-drilled loop is missing. Diameter 32.3mm. 17th - 18th century.
Field WIL
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: 1
Diameter: 32.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 19th August 2016 - Monday 31st October 2016
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 61358
Other reference: SET102016
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Incomplete
Surface Treatment: Incised or engraved or chased
Spatial metadata
County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Wymondham (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM1297
Four figure Latitude: 52.52959458
Four figure longitude: 1.12399463
1:25K map: TM1297
1:10K map: TM19NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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