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Description: | Complete copper alloy crotal bell of Post Medieval date (AD 1500 - AD 1800). Length 39mm, diameter 33.5mm. Weight 42.28g. The decorated bell has a sub-rectangular suspension lug which is 8mm in length, 11mm wide at the base and 8mm in width at the top. It has a maximum thickness of 5mm at the base. There is a circular perforation in the lug which is 4.6mm in diameter. The spherical bell is divided horizontally into two equal halves by a prominent circumferential moulded rib. About mid-way between the suspension lug and the rib are two diametrically opposed circular sound holes, each of which is about 6mm in diameter. There are two similar but slightly larger sound holes in the lower hemisphere that are joined by an integral sound slit. On both hemispheres the decoration is in the form of the characteristic "sunburst" design. On one side of the sound slit, enclosed within a small circular rib is a maker's initials "CL". The bell is in remarkably good condition and the corroded iron sub sherical "sound-pea" is in situ. The outer surface of the bell is silvered or tinned.
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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