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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

Room20 ,Floor2

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