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Description: | A cast copper alloy Post-medieval crotal bell. The bell is complete and was cast in one-piece, being ovoid in plan with a roughly circular waist. The bell appears to have been tinned but is otherwise plain apart from a circular shaped panel or cartouche on the underside which contains the worn initials of the maker; possibly WN. There are two sounding holes on the top half and open sounding holes on the bottom half. The inside was full of mud when examined and this was not removed to inspect the clapper, although it is likely this was an iron pea. The suspension loop at the apex is a simple rectangular openwork loop. Crotal bells of this type generally date from the 17th to 18th century.
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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