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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy spherical 'crotal' bell (1600-1800 AD).The sub-rectangular suspension loop at the top is 11.4mm high, 25.4mm wide and 3.8mm thick and has an inverted 'U'-shaped perforation. 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 is slightly larger than the other. Two sound holes in the lower hemisphere are integral with a sound "slit". The upper hemisphere is plain and the lower hemisphere has a 'sunburst' design. To one side of the sound slit there is an illegible maker's mark. The spheroid iron sound-pea is intact and free moving.The outer face and the loop are worn have a green and light brown patina which is lost in places. The decoration is barely visible on one side of the sound 'slit'.Height: 38.2mm; diameter: 30.3mm. Weight: 33.49g.
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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