Bronze bell

Culture: [Roman](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300020541). Material: [Bronze](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300010957). Accession No: [HCA 622](http://www.huntmuseum.com/collection/bell-4/). Current Location: [The Hunt Museum,](https://www.huntmuseum.com/) [Limerick](https://www.geonames.org/7778675/limerick-city.html). This is a small bronze hollow-cast quadrilateral [bell](http://vocab.getty.edu/page/aat/300041874). 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](https://www.huntmuseum.com/explore/item/d1a67d13-4235-39fb-8590-10b04f0c0473/?s%3Dbell&pos=2). Source: Objaverse 1.0 / Sketchfab