Bronze bell
Abstract
This is a small bronze hollow-cast quadrilateral bell. The bell has a crown with a circular inner opening and irregular angular outer edge. The shoulder gently curves into four sides. The lip opening is squared with a larger fragment missing on one side. On the opposing side in the same location is a small circular hole. Small quadrilateral bells were made throughout the Roman world using the cire-perdue process. They had a variety of functions including hanging on windchimes to bring good luck to families
Fields of Study & Subjects
Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
Metallurgy and Cultural Artifacts
Classical Antiquity Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 11 March 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Dataset