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LOT 1803
Medieval or Tudor Decorated Bronze Dress Bell
1400-1600 A.D.
5/8 in. (5.61 grams, 14 mm).
Of small and and bulbous type; oval body with wide sounding split, within is a small pea that moves freely; the bell with a square-shaped suspension loop with file marks to both faces and a drilled, circular hole; both faces have moulded decoration comprising of lines, roundels and pellets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound whilst searching with a metal detector in the Isle of Wight, Hampshire, UK.
Recorded with the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme Report no.IOW-B67BA3.
PAS can find no direct comparison for this bell, however it does share similarities with some hawking bells (for example DENO-127662), and animal bells (see~LEIC-88EDB8).
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