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Description: | A cast copper-alloy crotal (rumbler) bell of Post-Medieval date. The bell is complete, with the pea surviving inside. The suspension loop is made of a solid rectangular piece of metal with a cylindrical hole through it that has a 4.79mm diameter. The suspension loop is 10.58mm high, 10.97mm wide and 6.05mm thick. The bell has a plain band around the mid point which is 3.94mm thick. The bell has a diameter of 28.35mm. The upper half of the bell is clearly decorated with well moulded 'sunburst' decoration and has two sound holes, each with a diameter of 2.52mm. The lower half of the bell has moulded 'sunburst' decoration and two sound holes each with a diameter of 6.25mm, these are joined by a slit 1.59mm wide. A founder's mark is present to side of the slit, the shape of which is slightly unclear however it might be a triangle or 'V'. The bell weighs 35.13g. The surface of the bell has been tinned to give it a shiny silver appearance. An example can be seen in Bailey, G. 2000 (p.67) and Cuddleford, M. 1994 (p.5). This bell is likely to be 17th to 18th the century in date.
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