Bell

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Bell

Entry/Object ID

X.FRA 640

Description

Small bell of bronze, acorn shaped, from the Roman site at Newstead (Trimontium)

Use

Likely used on horse tack for decoration, or for general embellishment on anything.

Context

Found at trimontium

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

X.FRA 640

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Bell, Annunciator

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Bell

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Sound Signaling

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Getty AAT

Concept

bell metal

Material

Bronze

Color

Green, Black

Web Links and URLs

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