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Description: | A complete post-medieval crotal bell cast in pewter. The upper half, although slightly corroded, bears a distinct 'sunburst' pattern formed of fifteen 'rays', some interrupted by the two sound holes. The lower half is decorated with overlapping semicircles forming a pattern known as 'fish scale'. Also on the lower half are two larger sound holes which abut the central casting seam; these are joined together by a slot. The sound holes on the lower half are perpendicular to those on the upper half. The iron pea survives within the crotal. The suspension loop is high, sub-rectangular, with a crude, off-centred sub-circular perforation: loop - L: 11.8mm, W: 11.0m, Th: 6.3mm. The 'fish scale' decoration dates this crotal to the 16th or 17th centuries (Bailey 1995, 40-41; ref. 7). | Subjects: | bell | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Webley, Robert - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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