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BELL
Unique ID: DENO-FDB731
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast copper alloy crotal (animal) bell of post medieval date, possibly made by William Gwynn (1770 -1813). The bell is composed of two hemispherical halves with a circumferential joint line. The lower hemisphere has a sound slit and is decorated with an incised sunpurst pattern radiating from a double circle at the bottom, which encloses a trefoil on one side of the sound slit and initials on the other side. The second initial is a G, whihc suggests the maker was William Gwynn (Blunt 2005). The upper hemisphere is undecorated and has two circular holes (these function as sound holes but may have also formed part of the casting process). There is an integrally cast suspension lug, rectangular in shape with a wide (7.9 mm) integrally cast hole. The 'pea' is still in place within the bell.
Diameter 35.6 mm, thickness at lug 4.4 mm. Weight 45 g.
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
Thickness: 4.4 mm
Weight: 45 g
Diameter: 35.6 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 10th February 2018
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Derby E8800
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Newark and Sherwood (District)
To be known as: East Nottinghamshire
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blunt, R. | 2005 | Crotal Bells | World Wide Web | UKDFD |
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