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Description: | A worn and incomplete post-medieval crotal bell cast in copper alloy. The upper half is decorated with finely scored 'rays' in a 'sunburst' pattern. It features two two sound holes c. 5.9mm in diameter. Of similar proportions are the two sound holes on the lower hemisphere which approach the central casting seam. They are joined together by a slot and are perpendicular to those on the upper half, and in alignment with the suspension loop. Just under half of the lower hemisphere has been lost, as has the pea. On the side surviving are five lobes of sunburst motif, each with a central incised line, which lengthen slightly as they travel away from the slot and towards the centre. The suspension loop is high and rectangular, with an upside 'U'-shaped perforation: loop - max. L: 11.2mm, max. W: 13.3mm, Th: 4.5mm. One side of the upper bar of the loop has been worn. The artefact now has a dull grey-green patina. Such a crotal can be dated to around the 17th century AD.
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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