File:BELL (FindID 870492).jpg

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BELL
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Somerset County Council, Wil Partridge, 2017-10-18 13:54:26
Title
BELL
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An incomplete post-medieval copper alloy animal (crotal) bell, probably dating to c. AD 1600-1800. The fragment comprises of the incomplete upper of two hemispheres and rectangular loop, probably made using a detachable sprue-piece. The hemisphere is plain, with two sub-circular sound holes, one of which is incomplete.

Dimensions: height 26.9mm; diameter 32.1mm; weight 11.50g.

cf. numerous similar bells on the PAS database, Allan (1984: fig. 191, no. 139) publishes a similar bell excavated in Exeter, unfortunately an unstratified find.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Devon
Date between 1600 and 1800
date QS:P571,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/6,P1319,+1600-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1800-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 870492
Old ref: DEV-73F42A
Filename: DEV73F42A.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/633793
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/633793/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
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Object location50° 44′ 47.4″ N, 3° 17′ 07.66″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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