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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy crotal bell dating to the post-medieval period. Both halves feature 'sun-burst' decoration, with twelves rays on the upper half and ten on the lower. Each ray is decorated with a medial longitudinal line. The iron pea is intact and there are two circular sound holes in the upper half. Rectangular suspension loop with circular perforation extending through the top of the upper half. Unfamiliar mark on lower half. The crotal has a silver-grey patina with patches of corrosion. Two cracks emanate from each end of the perforation on the lower half.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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