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Description: | two incomplete cast copper-alloy spherical (crotal) bells and a third body fragment, all most likely to be late 16th to 17th century. 1: Missing the loop due to an old break this bell measures 24.52mm in height and 27.85mm in diameter, 21.59g in weight. Both halves of the bell are worn smooth and no trace of decoration survives, there are also two opposing circular sound holes in the upper half. There is a circumferencial ridge around the centre of the bell. The lower half has a transverse rectangular sound slot, which terminates in two circular sound holes. There is an iron pea inside the bell which still rings. 2: Missing the lower half of the bell, this bell has a rectangular loop with an oval hole through it, the surfaces of the bell are worn smooth no decoration survives, the upper half has two circular sound holes and there is a circumferencial ridge around the centre of the bell. It measures 27.62mm in surviving height and 29.13mm in width, 19.11g in weight.3: A small body fragment of a spherical (crotal) bell, traces of the decorative petals can be seen on the outer face. This fragment measures 12.77 by 11.29mm in size and 1.03g in weight, it is curvilinear. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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