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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy spherical crotal bell with extensive iron corrosion inside, dating to the Post Medieval period, between AD 1600 ? 1800 (length: 47mm; diameter: 38mm; weight: 70.6g). At the top of the crotal bell, there is a square-shaped suspension loop (length/ height: 12.5mm; width: 13.5mm; thickness: 4.5mm) with an inner sub-rectangular hole through the centre (length/ height: 6mm; width: 3.5mm). There is an outer circumferencial ridge around the centre of the bell. In the undecorated top half of the bell above this ridge, there are two complete and opposing circular sound holes (diameter: 6.5mm), with one in front and one behind the suspension loop. Additionally, an oval petal/ ?sunburst? design also radiates outwards from the loop, with approximately eight petals depicted. Below the ridge on the bottom half of the bell, there is a sub-rectangular sound slot, which terminates in two circular holes (length: 34mm; diameter of circular holes: 6mm). A semi-circle is visible to one side of this slot, with another oval petal/ ?sunburst? design radiating outwards beyond this circle, with approximately eight petals depicted. There is an extensive amount of iron corrosion that appears to completely fill the inside of the bell and is visible in the sound holes to the top and bottom, as well as a large amount of iron corrosion surrounding the rectangular sound hole at the bottom on the outer face of the bell. This corrosion probably indicates that an iron ball/pea was originally within the bell (which would have made a ringing sound). Overall, the crotal bell is in a worn but fair condition with a dark green patina. | 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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