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Description: | A complete cast copper-alloy "crotal" bell of post-Medieval date (1600-1800).This bell is sub-spherical and the upper hemisphere is much smaller than the lower one. The sub-rectangular lop-sided suspension loop at the top is 13.1mm in length. It is 15.0mm wide, 3.6mm thick and has a 'D'-shaped perforation for suspension. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a raised circumferential join. At either side of the suspension loop, about half way down the side of the upper hemisphere, is a circular sound hole. One of the holes is slightly smaller than the other. Two sound holes in the lower hemisphere are integral with a sound "slit". Both hemispheres are plain. The iron sound 'pea' is sub-spherical, pitted and corroded. The outer surface of the bell is a drab greenish brown colour and there are traces of a mid-green patina. Height: 36.9; diameter: 27.5mm. Weight: 28.39g.
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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