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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy crotal bell. The bell is divided into two hemispheres by a prominent ridge which runs around the centre of the bell. The upper hemisphere is undecorated and houses two large sound holes. A loop extends up from the top of the upper hemisphere, but it is corroded. The loop is square. The lower hemisphere is damaged, it has been cut by straight lines, is a cross formation, each arm ending with a sound hole. There is an incised cross working diagonally to the main cross. The clapper is missing. The metal is a dark greyish-green colour. Crotal bells date to the 17th - 19th century.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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