Bell

Object/Artifact

Trimontium Museum

Name/Title

Bell

Entry/Object ID

L.2021.162

Description

Bronze bell with rectangular mouth opening from Newstead, Roxburghshire

Use

Used to make sound for communication or even music.

Context

Found in Pit VI during the excavations by James Curle

Collection

National Museums Scotland

Acquisition

Accession

XFRA 4257

Notes

Loan

Made/Created

Time Period

1st - 2nd century

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

Europe

Culture/Tribe

Romano British

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

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

Other Names

Name Type

Previous Accesssion Number

Other Name

X.1987.2

Material

Bronze

Color

Green

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Exhibition

Permanent Exhibition

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Exhibition Caption