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Description: | An incomplete and damaged, extremely large, cast, copper alloy, crotal (rumbler) bell. The surviving fragment comprises part of the lower hemisphere of a spherical bell. The capital letter W has been stamped next to the sound slot, the W is inside a double semi-circle, with a ring and dot to one side, (part is missing due to the break). The W represents the markers mark, unfortunately as the other half of the bell is missing the rest of the markers mark has been lost, meaning that the foundry cannot be identified. The bell is also decorated with the characteristic sun-burst design. The metal survives in a good condition. It is pitted and is a mid brownish-green colour. This object is likely to date to the 18th century. While this fragment came from an unusually large bell complete examples of this size are known, possibly for use with larger animals such as oxen or as show pieces.The fragment is 49.6mm long, 48.5mm wide, 2.7mm thick and weighs 39.64grams.
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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