Record ID: WILT-839A17
Object type: BELL
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Dorset
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An undatable incomplete copper-alloy clapper bell, missing its iron clapper (corrosion remains inside the apex). It stands 30.45mm and the open end measures 28.91x26.41mm. It weighs 13.6g. The bell has a rounded rectangular cross-section, narrowing to the flattened apex (21.25x19.18mm) where the integral loop projects. It has a 28.45mm diameter piercing. The metal is either a tinned or high-tin copper alloy. No exact parallel could be found, but it has features in common with SF-0B3D62 for which a Late Early-Medieval to Medieval in date has been suggested. However in terms of its …
Created on: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Last updated: Tuesday 6th March 2012
Spatial data recorded.