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BELL
Unique ID: YORYM-E05943
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete copper-alloy bell of probable Roman date, c.AD 43 - 410. The bell has a conical triangular shape with a wide base and sides which taper to a pointed apex from which the remains of an attachment loop project. The rim of the bell is rolled inward and a small portion has been lost to worn breaks. The clapper and clapper suspension system no longer remain and the bell is undecorated.
The metal has a mid-green/brown patina and is worn. The bell is 29.2mm tall, 27.9mm x 31.4mm at the base, 1.1mm thick and weighs 18.2g.
Numerous conical bells have been recorded with the PAS including SF-0D8879, SWYOR-FE6F46, BH-F352F7 and YORYM-D0D776. These bells are generally dated to the Roman period.
Three similar examples, two of which are unstratified, are illustrated in Crummy, p.127 and are described as probably being from the collars of cows, sheep, goat, and possibly domestic pets.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: ROMAN
Period from: ROMAN
Period to: ROMAN
Date from: Circa AD 43
Date to: Circa AD 410
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 27.9 mm
Height: 29.2 mm
Width: 31.4 mm
Thickness: 1.1 mm
Weight: 18.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 30th October 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: YMT : E05559
Materials and construction
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Scarborough (District)
Parish or ward: Hackness (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE9791
Four figure Latitude: 54.30540157
Four figure longitude: -0.5107641
1:25K map: SE9791
1:10K map: SE99SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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