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Description: | Incomplete cast copper-alloy crotal (rumbler) bell of Post-Medieval or Modern date (1600-1800 AD). The bell is spherical and comprises two roughly hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The top hemisphere is smaller than the lower and not a full hemisphere; it has 2 circular sound holes and stubs of a suspension loop. The curve of the bell continues under the loop aperture suggesting it was made using a detachable ??sprue-piece??, this method was introduced in the 17th century. The lower hemisphere has a sound slit with circular hole at one end. It is worn and corrosed but appears to be undecorated with no remaining makers mark. There is a very corroded iron pea still inside. The bell is 27.3mm in diameter around the centre and 26.4mm long; it weighs 19.14 grams. Contemporary illustrations often show bells worn as sets on the harnesses of larger animals such as oxon and donkeys and this bell would be appropriate for such a use. | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Burnett, Laura - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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