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Description: | Cast copper alloy crotal or rumbler bell of probable post-medieval date (1500-1800). The bell is sub-circular in plan and profile with a integral cast sub-rectangular suspension loop attached to the top. The body of the bell has a maximum diameter of 30.7mm; the rectangular suspension loop measures 10.9mm high, 16.2mm wide, 3.9mm thick. The bell weighs 31.06 grams. The upper hemisphere of the bell is plain, with two circular holes (diameter 7.2mm) cut through either side of the suspension loop. The lower hemisphere is decorated with a series of incised lines forming a circle around the central slit. This slit is formed from two circular perforations (diameter 6.4mm) joined by a linear slot (20.6mm x 2.2mm). Within the bell is a sub-oval iron (assumed due to orange patina and flaking laminating corrosion) pea. The bell is a mid green colour with an even patina which covers all surfaces. This patina has been abraded in the plough soil and some of the incised decoration has been lost. Similar crotal or rumbler bells have been dated to the late post medieval period, usually the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
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