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Description: | An incomplete post-medieval animal bell ('crotal') cast in copper alloy. The upper half is decorated with a very worn lobed, 'sunburst' pattern. It features two two sound holes c. 6.95mm in diameter, one of which has not been filed down within. A median ridge separates the upper and lower hemispheres. Of similar proportions are the two sound holes on the lower hemisphere which are located towards the central casting seam. They are joined together by a slot and are perpendicular to those on the upper half, and in alignment with the suspension loop. Just under half of the lower hemisphere has been lost as a result of old damage, as has the pea. It is likely that the lower hemisphere was also decorated with a similar sunburst pattern, but wear and corrosion obscures it. The suspension loop is high, in the shape of a trapezoid, with a sub-oval perforation: loop - max. L: 10.5mm, max. W: 12.85mm, Th: 4.35mm. The artefact has corroded to a variable mid-green colour.
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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