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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy spherical "crotal" bell (c. 1500-c. 1700). The 'D'-shaped suspension loop at the top is about 6.4mm long, 7.2mm wide and 3.2mm thick and has a circular aperture which is 2.1mm in diameter. The suspension loop has been cast with the spherical body of the bell. It has two sound slits that are cross-shaped and each end of the slit terminates with a circular sound hole. An iron sub-spherical sound 'pea' is intact but corroded.This worn bell has no patina and the outer surface is covered with superficial copper-alloy corrosion products.Height: 28.6mm; diameter: 21.1mm. Weight: 11.01g.
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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