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Description: | An incomplete spherical crotal bell, dating to the post medieval period. The bell has the remains of a rectangular cast loop on the top for hanging and two small circular holes on opposite sides of the bell in the top hemisphere. The bottom half of the bell has a long slot under the bottom of the bell. This type of bell would have been attached to a strap or rope which could then be placed on live stock/farm animals so that the owners could locate them, they were also thought to ward off evil spirits. The noise is created by a loose pellet of metal (or sometimes a pebble) inside the bell known as a jinglet or pea although it does not survive in this example. Crotal bells have been in use from the 15th century.
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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