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Bell

Forge work

Anonymous

11th - 12th century

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A bell with a conical body, oval in section, made of sheets of iron beaten and welded, and topped by a semicircular handle and a hook. Four vertical ribs mark the points where the sheets were welded together and, at the same time, reinforce its structure. Although it has traditionally been defined as a bell, both the morphology and the manufacturing process rather suggest it is a cowbell. The Museum conserves another similar bell, of a marked quadrangular shape (MEV 8646).

Llegir més

Location

Room 20 , Floor 2

18 Leather

19 Gold, Silver and Metalworking Arts

20 Forge Work

21 Ceramics

22 Study Galleries

Detalls de l’obra

PLACE OF EXECUTION

Catalonia

PERIOD

11th - 12th century

Material

Iron beaten and welded by forging

Dimensions

43.5 x 33 x 20 cm

Origin

From the 'comarca' of El Pallars

WORK NUMBER

MEV 3779