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Description: | Complete cast copper alloy crotal bell dating from the late post-medieval or early modern period, that is c. AD1600-1900. The bell is complete and in extremely good condition with the iron pea still inside. The surface is smooth to the touch and there is the moulded decoration is still clearly visible. It is composed of the typical 'sun-burst' or 'flower'- motif with 4-5 petals on either side of the slit connecting the two sound holes. Also, there is a small maker's mark on one side between the sound holes: a small fleur-de-lis.
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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