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Description: | A largely cast copper alloy crotal bell.
The bell is decorated with moulded incised lines covering the lower hemisphere, these represent 12 sun rays. These sun rays radiate out from a central point, this area is semi-circular and has a capital letter R drawn out in the centre. The R is flanked by two annulets. The R is the makers mark.
The lower hemisphere is damaged on one side of the sound slot holes. Therefore approximateky 40% of the lower hemisphere has been lost. The breaks on this section are very corroded. This break has removed the second letter from the makers mark which would help to indicate the marker.
The upper hemisphere is undecorated and has two sound holes placed perpendicular to the sound slot on the lower half.
The loop is missing; the breaks are worn. The surface has a patchy light greyish-green and mid reddish-brown patina and is well worn, corroded and very pitted. The iron pea is missing.
Crotal bells date to the 17th - 18th 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: | 1600
1800 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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