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Description: | Cast copper alloy crotal bell with the remains of what looks like the ??sunburst?? pattern decorating the upper part of this spherical-shaped bell. There is a central raised rib which divides the upper and lower halves of the bell. On the upper half of the bell, there are two circular sound holes on either side of the suspension loop, which is made up of a circular opening within a square. On the lower half of the bell, there are two circular holes, connected by a slit which runs perpendicular to the central rib, along the circumference of the bell until it almost meets the rib on both sides. The base of the bell is worn to make out any mark, but it looks as if there was not one there. The iron clapper is still loose within the bell, but has corroded so that it is no longer spherical but incongruous.
Bailey (1992) has a similar decorated example on p.38, No.10, which he dates from the late 15th to early 17th century.
Egan (2007) illustrates a similar example on page 221, Plate 46, No.3112, which is not dated precisely, but comes from contexts that date from the 16th to the 17th century.
Read (1988) illustrates a similar plain example on page 126, No.800, which is dated from the 16th to the 17th century. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tyacke, Anna - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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