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Description: | A complete and decorated cast copper alloy spherical ?crotal? bell of post-Medieval to Modern date ((1770-1813). Length 43.0mm, maximum diameter 36.0mm. Weight 46.01g. The sub-rectangular suspension loop at the top is about 11.0mm long, 15.0mm wide and 5.0mm thick and has a sub-rectangular perforation which is about 5.5mm x 4.0mm. The curve of the bell continues under the loop aperture suggesting it was made using a detachable ?sprue-piece?, this method was introduced in the 17th century. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a prominent horizontal circumferential rib. At either side of the suspension loop, about half way down the side of the upper hemisphere, is a circular sound hole which is about 5.5mm in diameter. Two slightly larger sound holes in the lower hemisphere are integral with a sound ?slit?. The upper hemisphere is plain and the lower hemisphere is decorated with a repeated ?sunburst? pattern of rays. At the base of the bell, to one side of the slit, are a maker?s initials: WG. On the opposite side of the "slit" there is another maker's mark in the form of a "founder's hammer". The sunburst design and the maker's marks are all indented. An iron ?sound-pea?, sub-spheroid in form, remains intact within the bell although it is heavily corroded and moves freely. The outer surface of the bell is worn and has traces of a mid-brown patina. Excepting the ?sound-pea?, the bell is in good condition.
The initials WG indicate that the bell was cast by founder William Gwynn of Aldbourne, Wiltshire, between 1770-1813. | 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: | 1770
1813 | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Frank Basford | Identifier: | http://www.finds.org.uk/database/artefac... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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