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Monastic Handbell

A bronze bell from the ninth century with the handle being part of the body of the bell. The bell is four-sided, splayed at the mouth and tapering towards the crown. The clapper is missing. The bell was found in Co. Westmeath.

Material: Bronze. Accession no: HCA 620. Current location: The Hunt Museum, Limerick.

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Makers

  • The Hunt Museum as part of the Art of Reading in the Middle Ages project.

Onderwerp

  • Cultural Heritage & History
  • bell
  • music
  • monastic
  • monestary
  • reading culture (monastic)
  • Reading culture (devotional)
  • Middle Ages
  • Reading culture (medieval)
  • Art of Reading in the Middle Ages
  • klokken (idiofonen)
  • klokkenspellen (klokken)
  • muziekinstrumenten
  • religieuze objecten
  • rituele objecten
  • Middeleeuwen
  • Muziek
  • Muziekinstrument

Type object

  • 3D