Bronze bell, 18th c. (?), Alverca, Ribatejo

Bronze bell with iron and painted wood elements, belonging to an existing belfry on the facade of the Old Town Hall of Alverca do Ribatejo, a 15th century building brought down by the 1755 Earthquake and rebuilt by the same technique anti-seismic used in reconstruction of the Baixa Pombalina (historic centre of Lisbon), which has been recently recovered to host the Museum Centre of Alverca do Ribatejo.

Acknowledgements Municipality of Vila Franca de Xira (Ribatejo)