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Description: | A cast copper-alloy crotal (animal bell) of post-medieval date. This complete example has a sub-circular suspension loop, with a circular perforation, located between the two circular sound holes of the upper hemisphere. The lower hemisphere is decorated with a sunburst pattern formed of incised lobes. There is a shallow median ridge separating the upper and lower hemispheres. The sound slot on the lower hemisphere runs parallel to the suspension loop and terminates in two large circular holes. There is no maker's mark. The bell has a dark-green patina with much soil adhering to the surface. There is some corrosion around the lower sound slot. This crotal dates to the 16th or 17th centuries (Bailey 1995, 40-41; ref. 7).
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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