Accession No
1922.818.6
Description
Copper alloy bell. Conical shape with a D shaped suspension loop at the top. A thin piece of wire is bent inside the body through a hole in the top, attached is a looped cylinder of metal acting as a clapper. Wire is likely from a later date.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Ambrose, Cole [collector and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1922.818.6
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
46mm x 71mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Collected by: Cole Ambrose Collection
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Six bells. Bronze. Five of usual type. Three of which are marked W.G. One marked W.R. and one unmarked. The other bell of shape of church ones (See card for sketch shape of this bell) and 1 bell shaped
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Appear to have been attached to one another with a ?leather strap, now disintegrating.
Event Date 8/2000
Author: Aedan Jones
Description (Physical description)
Copper alloy bell. Conical shape with a D shaped suspension loop at the top. A thin piece of wire is bent inside the body through a hole in the top, attached is a looped cylinder of metal acting as a clapper. Wire is likely from a later date.
Event Date 6/2/2024
Author: Aedan Jones
FM:309069
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