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Description: | A Post-Medieval copper-alloy crotal bell dating between the late 17th to early 19th centuries. The bell would have been worn around the next of an animal, such as sheep. The bell has a horizontal diameter of 28.25mm and a vertical height of 26.73mm. Above the main body of the bell is a suspension loop of trapezoidal shaped. The attachment loop adds an extra 7.43mm to the height of the bell. The suspension loop has a width of 10.85mm where it joins the main body of the bell and narrows to 6.11mm at the top. The centre of the loop is circular in shape. The sound holes are large with a diameter of 8.77mm. There are two separate sound holes in the upper half, and two on the lower half which are joined together by a slit. The upper and lower halves are divided by a crudely formed thickened band approximately 7mm wide. There is no visible decoration on either the upper or lower halves of the bell. The bell is complete, with the exception of the pea which is now completely missing from the centre of the bell making the bell silent. However a slight crack is present on the bell from one of the upper sound holes that joins to the lower sound hole and runs across the surface of the bell. The bell is in fair condition but seems to have been very crudely made to begin with, with some levels of later damage.
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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