Record ID: WMID-787250
Object type: BELL
Broad period: ROMAN
County: Warwickshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A worn and corroded copper-alloy clapper bell of possible Roman or Early Medieval date (c. AD 43-1100). The bell is incomplete as the clapper is missing. th eobject is conical in form with sides that flare out from the apex. At the upper edge is an intergral suspension loop that has a circular perforation. The suspension loop is angular and broadly lozenge shaped in form. The bell is undecorated and has a mid-green coloured patina. It has been flattened and the rim has suffered some damage, probably from th eplough soil. There are several bells to be found on the PAS database with …
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 12th January 2018
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Record ID: YORYM-7713CA
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: East Riding of Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Copper-alloy crotal bell of post-medieval date (c. 1600 - 1800 AD), complete with clapper. The bell is spherical in shape with a sub-rectangular suspension loop protruding from the top. The lug is 1.35mm in thickness. There are two sound holes below the suspension loop, one on either side. One of these is circular while the other is slightly larger and almost tear-drop shaped. There is a further, linear hole at the bottom of the bell, in parallel with the line of the suspension lug. Visible within the body of the crotal bell is a rough spherical iron clapper. A shallow ridge runs tran…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Friday 17th July 2020
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Record ID: DENO-751454
Object type: BELL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Nottinghamshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A small copper alloy bell of medieval to post-medieval date. The object appears complete but has been flattened. The bell would have been spherical with a single sound slot across the lower hemisphere - this has been opened by the flattening of the object. The sound pea appears to still be present, indicated by a lump in the upper half of the object. There is no visible seam to indicate that the bell was formed by two soldered halves, which may indicate it was pressed from copper alloy sheet, suggesting a later date. However the surface is corroded with a dusty brown patina, which may…
Created on: Thursday 11th January 2018
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd January 2019
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