Bronze Bell

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Culture: Roman. Material: Bronze. Accession No: HCA 622 Current Location: The Hunt Museum, Limerick. This is a small bronze hollow-cast quadrilateral bell. The bell has a crown with a circular inner opening and irregular angular outer edge. The shoulder gently curves into four sides. The lip opening is squared with a larger fragment missing on one side. On the opposing side in the same location is a small circular hole. Small quadrilateral bells were made throughout the Roman world using the cire-perdue process. They had a variety of functions including hanging on windchimes to bring good luck to families. More.

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The Hunt Museum preserves and exhibits the original artefacts gathered, over a lifetime, by John and Gertrude Hunt and known as the Hunt Collection. The Museum also displays its own collections, as well as visiting exhibitions of Local, National and International significance with the overall aim of maximising their cultural and educational potential for the people of Limerick and Ireland.

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