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Description: | An incomplete post-medieval crotal bell cast in pewter. The upper half bears a distinct 'sunburst' pattern formed of eleven 'rays', some interrupted by the two sound holes. The lower half is broken from the sound slot towards the casting seam. What remains is worn, but appears to be decorated with further sunburst pattern around a distinguishing mark in the form of a horseshoe. Two larger sound holes joined by a slot abut the central casting seam on this half. The sound holes on the lower half are arranged perpendicularly to those on the upper half. The pea which would have created the sound has been lost as a result of the damage this crotal has suffered. The suspension loop is sub-rectangular, with an off-centred sub-circular perforation: loop - L: 7.6mm, W: 10.15m, Th: 4.5mm. The distinguishing mark helps date this crotal to the 16th or 17th centuries (Bailey 1995, 39-40; ref. 5). | 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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