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Description: | A Post-Medieval copper alloy crotal bell (AD 1500-1800). The bell has a subrectangular suspension loop which is 14.15mm in length, 15.94mm in width, 5.0mm in thickness. The spherical bell is divided horizontally in two equal halves by a raised circumferential moulded rib. On the upper half are two diametrically opposed circular perforations, one has been enlarged by damage, the other has a diameter of 7.85mm. The lower half has two sound holes joined by an integral sound slit. The incised decoration is in the form of the characteristic ??sunburst?? design. On one side of the sound slit is the makers mark ?? the letters ??RV??. On the other side is a cross-hatched motif. The iron pea is still present but is corroded to the interior of the bell. The surface is corroded with patches of a dark green patina.
Dimensions: Length 47.54mm; Diameter 36.42mm; Weight 50.46g
Inscription: RV | Subjects: | Cast spherical | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Sumnall, Kate - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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