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Description: | Cast copper alloy crotal or rumbler bell of probable post-medieval date (1500-1800). The bell is sub-circular in plan and profile with a integral cast sub-rectangular suspension loop attached to the top. The body of the bell has a maximum diameter of 36.7mm; the rectangular suspension loop measures 13.3mm high, 15.5mm wide, 3.9mm thick. The bell weighs 48.55 grams. The upper hemisphere of the bell is plain, with two circular holes (diameter 8.1mm) cast through either side of the suspension loop. The lower hemisphere is decorated with a series of incised lines forming a circle around the central slit. This slit is formed from two circular perforations joined by a linear slot. Within the bell is a sub-oval iron (assumed due to orange patina and flaking laminating corrosion) pea. The bell is a mid green colour with an even patina which covers all surfaces. One edge of the lower half of the bell has been damaged through crushing creating an irregular longitudinal crack. Similar crotal or rumbler bells have been dated to the late post medieval period, usually the late seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. | 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: | 1500
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Peter Reavill | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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