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Description: | A fragment from a post-medieval spherical animal bell ('crotal') cast in copper alloy. The fragment consists of part of the lower half, with ragged breaks and one straight edge - the sound slot. A semicircular cartouche abuts the slot and bears a T-shaped 'founder's hammer' motif within a double border. Such a mark suggests a late 16th- or early 17th-century date for this artefact (cf. Bailey 1995, 40-41). The lower half beyond is decorated with a 'sunburst' pattern, now indistinct. The bell has a variable mid-green patina.
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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