Bell

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The Hunt Museum
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Release Date
2022-05-26
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CC BY 4.0
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Asset Overview

Material: [Bronze](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300010957). Accession no: HCA 620. Current location: [The Hunt Museum](https://www.huntmuseum.com/), [Limerick](https://www.geonames.org/7778675/limerick-city.html). A bronze [bell](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300041874) from the [ninth century](http://n2t.net/ark:/99152/p0zj6g8wxtb) with the handle being part of the body of the bell. The bell is four-sided, splayed at the mouth and tapering towards the crown. The clapper is missing. The bell was found in [Co. Westmeath](http://www.geonames.org/2960972/westmeath.html). [More](https://www.huntmuseum.com/explore/item/e3c3c6bb-0ae6-33a9-8ebd-c9f274df4949/?s%3DHCA+620&pos=1).