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Description: | A worn and complete cast copper-alloy crotal bell of Post Medieval date (1550-1650 AD). The bell is sub-spherical and comprises two hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The top hemisphere has two circular sound holes and a sub-square suspension loop with drilled circular hole projecting from the top. The hole was drilled later into the solid cast loop suggesting it was made before the introduction of the detachable 'sprue-piece' method in the mid-17th century. The lower hemisphere has a long sound slit with circular holes at each end. Both hemispheres are decorated with the 'sunburst' pattern. To one side of the sound slit is a horseshoe makers mark; Bailey (1999, p.40, nos.4/5) illustrates crotal bells with a horseshoe design but does not assign them to a maker. The iron pea remains inside the bell. The bell is 25.6mm in diameter around the centre and 32.35mm high including the loop, the loop is 10.5mm wide and 4.6mm thick. The bell weighs 23.4g. Contemporary illustrations often show bells worn as sets on the harnesses of larger animals.
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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