Bells from the tomb 19/2020 on the Eski-Kermen plateau: composition of the material and reconstruction of the manufacturing process
Journal: Materials in Archaeology History and Ethnography of Tauria
Year: 2022

The given article studies two small bells found in the tomb 19/2020 in the narthex of the single-nave church in block II at Eski-Kermen plateau. These bells have slightly flattened body with a slit and a small ball inside; they are decorated with corrugated transverse stripes. One of the bells is completely preserved, the other is fragmented. The aim of the work was to determine the composition of the metal and the manufacturing technology of the bells. The X-ray fluorescence analysis of the ele