Rights Holder: Lincolnshire County Council
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Unique ID: PUBLIC-5072FE
Object type certainty: Certain
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A complete copper alloy bell dating to the period 1750-1850. The bell is complete and contains a small ball and there is no foundry mark. The bell is spherical with circular hanging loop at the top. In the top half of the sphere, a circular hole has been cut on either side of the loop. Around the circumference, there is a raised ridge. Both hemisphere of the bell have a sunburst decoration. This lower hemisphere has a long straight gap ending in a circular hole at each end. There is a very dark green-brown patina on the surface.
Class: cast spherical
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1750
Date to: Circa AD 1850
Quantity: 1
Weight: 38.1 g
Diameter: 32 mm
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4 Figure: TF0671
Four figure Latitude: 53.22547899
Four figure longitude: -0.41367588
1:25K map: TF0671
1:10K map: TF07SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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