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Description: | Cast copper alloy spherical rumbler bell (crotal) of Post Medieval date. The bell comprises two hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The upper hemisphere has two circular sound holes with a sub-square suspension loop projecting from the top between them. The curve of the bell continues under the loop aperture suggesting it was made using a detachable 'sprue-piece', this method was introduced in the 17th century. The lower hemisphere has a long sound slit with circular holes at the ends. The bell has been damaged on the lower hemisphere; a tear off one circular hole at the sound slit and dented, pushing the two sides of the slit together so that they almost touch. The lower hemisphere appears to have a band of vertical lines as decoration, possibly of typical 'sunburst' desing. It has lost some of its original surface and is very worn. The upper hemishpere appears plain, but this could be due to wear, decoration having been lost. There is a markers mark, 'W' flanked by anulets on one side of the sounds slit and possibly the remains of matching annulets on the other side, although the initial there is to worn to read. There are a number of crotal bell makers with W in their mark so it can only be classed as having come from an uncertain foundry. The spherical copper alloy pea is still inside. The bell is 35.6mm in diameter around the centre and 41.97mm in height including the loop. The loop is 8.4mm tall, 14.1mm wide and 3.4mm thick. The bell weighs 39g.
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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