Name:

Small bell [2D]

Other names:

bronze bell ; bell-shaped pendant

Type of object:

Archaeological artifact

Archaelogical site:

Kalisz Old Town-settlement

Location:

Kalisz-Kalisz Old Town (Poland)

Characteristics of the object- technique:

casting ; forming ; engraving

Characteristics of the object- raw material:

copper alloy

Characteristics of the object- length:

height with the loom 2,4 cm ; loom 0,5 cm

Characteristics of the object- diameter:

ca. 1,8 cm

Object description:

Little copper alloy bell, damaged as a result of post-depositional processes, and then as a result of aggressive chemical conservation, upper part egg-shaped spherical, lower part cut in a cross, the ,,wings” separated from the body with double incisions and decorated with oblique incisions

Research Manager/ Creator of Collection:

Kędzierski, Adam

Author (of drawing, photo, record):

Osiadacz, Mateusz ; Wyczółkowski, Dariusz

Data:

2010

Accession number:

Kalisz SM-49-2010-38

Chronology:

XI-XII century

Subject and Keywords:

Kalisz ; Old Town ; early Middle Ages ; craft ; little bells ; ornaments ; pendants ; copper ; bronze

Relation:

Badania archeologiczne w Kaliszu

Resource type:

Image

Detailed Resource Type:

Research data

Rights:

Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. [CC BY-SA 3.0 PL] May be used within the scope specified in Creative Commons Attribution BY-SA 3.0 PL license, full text available at: ; -

Digitizing institution:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Operational Program Digital Poland, 2014-2020, Measure 2.3: Digital accessibility and usefulness of public sector information; funds from the European Regional Development Fund and national co-financing from the state budget. ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open