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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy animal, or crotal, bell. The iron pea is still present and mobile. The suspension loop is square with an arched central hole.The loop is 16mm wide and 14mm high. The bell is 33mm in diameter. There are two sound holes in the upper hemisphere. The two sound holes in the lower hemisphere are connected by a slot. Around the slot are etched circle containing a cross, and on one side the initials W and possibly G.If the initials are indeed W.G, then this is a bell made in the foundry of William Gwynn in Aldbourne between 1770 and 1813 (reference: Crotal bells by Rod Blunt).
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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