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Description: | A cast copper alloy crotal bell. The bell is complete apart from the suspension loop which ahs broken off. The break is worn. The bell is decorated on both hemispheres with an incised design of leaves flanking a nut. There are two large sound holes on the upper half placed perpendicular to the sound slot on the lower half. One of the sound holes is enlarged through damage; the break is worn. The surface has a dull mid green patina. The iron pea remains in situ. Crotal bells date to the 17th-18th 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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