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Description: | Cast copper alloy crotal (or Rumbler) bell. A square suspension loop, 12mm wide, with a circular suspension hole 5mm in diameter. Two sound holes are positioned either side of the suspension hole in the upper half of the bell. The lower half of the bell has two suspension holes connected by a horizontal slot, positioned at right angles to the upper sound holes. There is a small portion of the body missing close to the slot. radiating lines are etched around the slot as decoration. Cast on one piece. These bells date typically from the 16th to 18th centuries.
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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