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Post-Medieval silver bell
Most likely a hawking bell. Complete, small spherical bell made of silver sheet, in two hemispheres joined at the waist. It retains a small figure-of-eight/S-shaped wire suspension link on the loop and a single band of twisted wire cable around the girth which masks the seam of the two halves.The clapper survives.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
2015.20H
Find Information
Site Name: Lamphey, Pembrokeshire
Collection Method: metal detector
Date: 2011 / Apr / 25
Notes: Found with metal detector, 6 inches deep, ploughed land. Landowner listed as Mr David Phillips, Windsor Farm, Lamphey, SA71 5NT.
Acquisition
Treasure (1996 Treasure Act)
Measurements
maximum diameter / mm:15
diameter / mm
weight / g:3.0
Techniques
Soldered
Material
Silver
Location
In store
Classification
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