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Description: | A copper-alloy crotal (rumbler) bell. The bell has a diameter of 37.75 with a raised ridge 3.33mm wide around the mid point. The upper half is undecorated and has two sound holes of 4.97mm diameter. Above the upper half are the remains of a suspension loop. The suspension loop only survives to a height of 3.42mm now. The arms of loop had a cross section of 0.66mm and the loop was 4.52mm thick. The lower half of the bell is decorated with the common sunburst design. Two sound holes are present each with a diameter of 6.13mm and joined together by a slit 2.62mm wide. To one side of the slit is an incised semicircle with hammer symbol. The bell has a height of 36.42mm giving a current total height of 39.84mm when the remains of the suspension loop are included. The iron pea survives within the bell.
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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