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Description: | An incomplete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy spherical 'crotal' bell (1600-1800 AD).The sub-rectangular suspension loop at the top is 11.9mm high, 15.6mm wide and 4.3mm thick and has a 'U'-shaped perforation. It is thinned at the top, probably due to wear. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a horizontal circumferential rib. At either side of the suspension loop, about half way down the side of the upper hemisphere, is a sub-circular sound hole. One has a diameter of about 6.7mm and the other has a diameter of 4.1mm. Two sound holes in the lower hemisphere are integral with a sound "slit". Each hemisphere is plain and part of the lower hemisphere is missing due to a break which may be recent.The outer face and the loop is very worn and have a shiny dark green patina with some small areas of corrosion.Height: 30.0mm; diameter: 27.4mm. Weight: 20.08g.
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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