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BELL
Unique ID: LVPL-5D1687
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A possible clapper from a small bell. Cast in copper-alloy, the object features a candy twist shaft connecting a thin suspension loop to an egg shaped weighted end, the bottom of which appears to have a crudely radial star-shaped design.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 32 mm
Width: 9 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 3.4 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 14th September 2018 - Tuesday 14th August 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Decoration style: Curvilinear
Completeness: Uncertain
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Selby (District)
To be known as: Kellington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on parish
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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