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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy cast spherical bell of Post Medieval date (c.1500-1650 AD). The bell is spherical and comprises two hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The top hemisphere has 2 circular sound holes and a square suspension loop with drilled circular hole projecting from the top. The hole was drilled later into the solid cast loop suggesting it was made before the introduction of the detachable 'sprue-piece' method in the mid-17th century. The lower hemisphere has a long sound slit with circular holes at each end. The lower hemisphere is decorated with a very worn 'sunburst' or petal pattern, the upper hemisphere may also be decorated but this is now worn and illegible. There is no visible makers mark. The iron pea remains inside the bell. The bell is 25.5mm in diameter around the centre and 33.5mm long including the loop, the loop is 11.1mm wide and 3.7mm thick. The bell weighs 23.40 grams. Contemporary illustrations often show bells worn as sets on the harnesses of larger animals such as oxon and donkeys and this bell would be appropriate for such a use.
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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