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Description: | Large and well preserved copper-alloy 'crotal' bell, complete with ceramic pellet. The bell is 37 mm in diameter and has a pierced rectangular suspension loop. On either side of the suspension loop is a hole to allow the jingling of the bell to carry. The bottom of the bell has a long slit, 2 mm in width, which broadens to a circular 5 mm at each end. The bell is decorated with curvilinear floral patterning. To one side of the slit is an oblong shield shaped device, within which is the depiction of a founder's hammer.
This bell is similar to an example given by Bailey (1992, page 40; figure 12) which he dates from the mid 16th to the mid 17th century. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ | Publisher: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Rights holder: | The Portable Antiquities Scheme | Subjects: | archaeology | Temporal: | 1550
1650 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Tom Brindle | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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