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Description: | A complete but slightly mis-cast post-medieval crotal bell cast in copper alloy. The upper half bears a distinct 'sunburst' pattern formed of fifteen plain 'rays', some interrupted by the two sound holes. One of the sounds holes has a protruding void as a result of mis-casting. The lower half is decorated with overlapping semicircles forming a pattern known as 'fish scale'. Also on the lower half are two sound holes which abut the central casting seam; these are joined together by a slot. The semicircles on the fishscale pattern decrease in size as they travel from the seam to the slot. The sound holes on the lower half are almost perpendicular to those on the upper half. That they are not perpendicular is consistent with the sub-standard manufacture of this object. On the lower half, one of the halves features voids near the slot and has also been pushed to one side. This notwithstanding the iron pea survives, albeit slightly corroded within the bell. The suspension loop is sub-rectangular, with a central circular perforation: loop - L.: 11.7mm, H.: c. 8.4m, Th.: 5.85mm. It is recessed at the top, and not seemingly filed down; however, the sides of the loop bear file marks. The 'fish scale' decoration dates this crotal to the 16th or 17th centuries (Bailey 1995, 40-41; ref. 7). It is now a dark grey colour with some patches of lighter corrosion product.
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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