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Description: | A damaged and incomplete post-medieval crotal bell cast in copper alloy (c. 17th century AD). The upper half bears a 'sunburst' pattern formed of 'rays' decorated by a central longitudinal incised line, some interrupted by the two sound holes and damage (described below). On the lower half two slightly larger sound holes joined by a slot abut the central casting seam. The sound holes on the lower half are arranged perpendicularly to those on the upper half. Either side of the slot is a similar 'sunburst' design, with four each side. On one side they are interrupted by a ?maker's mark within a semi-circular cartouche: 'I (heart) S'. The iron pea which would have created the sound has corroded within the upper hemisphere; orange corrosion product fills the sound holes on the upper half. The suspension loop is sub-rectangular, with a U-shaped perforation: loop - L: c. 8.7mm, W: 12.9m, Th: 4.8mm. A significant strike has caused a large section of the bell to cave in and also some losses. Otherwise, the bell is quite corroded with only patches of dark green patina still surviving.
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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