The Bell of Sost

A bell with no clapper and no opening, recorded ringing on three occasions.

Description

A cast bell-form of dark bronze with no mouth, no clapper, and no cavity any survey has found. It is, by every instrument, solid. It has nonetheless been recorded ringing on three separate occasions, each lasting the same eleven seconds.

Provenance

Recovered from Sost, Local Plus 9, a legible remote. No founders identified; the three ringings predate the accession.

Condition

Sealed and silent. The eleven-second interval is logged against the Meridian Standard. No ringing has been recorded since the case was sealed — which is the reason it remains sealed.

Handling

Sealed display. Not to be struck — there is nothing to strike — and not to be opened.