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LOT 2022
Tudor Period Bronze Bell
DATED 1556 A.D.
2 3/8 in. (184 grams, 62 mm).
With pierced rectangular suspension lug; three round figural panels to the sidewall each with a nimbate figure; interstitial tongue-shaped vertical panels; Lombardic script legend to rim with 'MDLVI' year; ferrous remains to inside. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Hannington, Swindon, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme report no.WILT-433FA9.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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