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BELL

Unique ID: BH-54E4D1

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete cast copper-alloy spherical sheet bell dating to the Post-Medieval period. The bell is spherical in shape with a suspension loop that is sub-rectangular in plan and rectangular in section. The upper hemisphere is plain. The lower hemisphere is also plain except for two sub-oval shaped perforations with a connecting thin rectangular perforation. An internal iron pea survives intact and rattles within the sphere. The bell measures 18mm in height, 14mm in diameter and weighs 2.38 grams.

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 1650
Date to: Circa AD 1850

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Height: 18 mm
Weight: 2.38 g
Diameter: 14 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017 - Wednesday 7th February 2018

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: East Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Walkern (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL2927
Four figure Latitude: 51.92657871
Four figure longitude: -0.1253688
1:25K map: TL2927
1:10K map: TL22NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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