Record ID: WILT-D38FD2
Object type: BELL
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper alloy post medieval crotal bell dating to the 16th to mid 17th century. The bell has a fragment missing at the base of the lower hemisphere, the pea is missing. The bell is spherical with a rectangular suspension loop at the top. In the top half of the sphere, a circular perforation has been drilled to form the loop. Around the circumference, there is a raised ridge. The lower half of the bell has a long straight opening ending in a circular hole at each end, each just below the raised circumferential ridge. The bell is 28.45mm in diameter, and with the loop in…
Created on: Friday 24th June 2016
Last updated: Monday 11th July 2016
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Stoughton', grid reference and parish protected.