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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy spherical (crotal) bell. Measuring 30.9mm in height and 25mm in diameter. This bell has a rectangular shaped suspension loop with a circular hole through it. The upper half has traces of oval petals, radiating from the base of the suspension loop and there are also two opposing circular sound holes. There is a circumferencial ridge around the centre of the bell. The lower half has a transverse rectangular sound slot, which terminates in two circular sound holes. It is again decorated with oval petals, radiating from the centre of the sound slot. Either side of this central slot is a semi-circular border with a foliate type motif within it, this may be a maker or founders mark of some kind.
Inside the bell there is an iron ball which rattles to make a ringing sound.
This bell is most likely to be late 16th to 17th century. | Subjects: | spherical | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Minter, Faye - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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