The Sigismund Bell in Krakow

The Sigismund Bell hung on the Sigismund Tower of the Wawel Cathedral in Krakow. The bell was cast in 1520 by Hans Beham of Nuremberg (1480-1533) and funded by King Sigismund I the Old (1467-1548). The body of the bell is decorated with inscriptions and images. Around the upper part of the waist runs a majuscule Renaissance Latin inscription indicating the bell's donor and dedicating it to God. Th…