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Description: | A complete post-medieval animal bell ('crotal') cast in copper alloy. The upper half bears a distinct 'sunburst' pattern formed of 'rays', fifteen incised loops, some interrupted by the two sound holes. The lower half is decorated with overlapping moulded semicircles forming a pattern known as 'fish scale'. Also on the lower half are two sound holes which abut the central casting seam; these are joined together by a slot. The semicircles on the fish scale pattern decrease in size as they travel from the seam to the slot. Adjacent to the slot, on either side, is a moulded heart, the pointed ends of the hearts facing each other at the slot. The sound holes on the lower half are perpendicular to those on the upper half. The corroded iron pea survives within the bell. The suspension loop is rectangular, with a central circular perforation: loop - L.: 12.4mm, H.: 10.3mm, Th.: 5.4mm. It is recessed at the top on one side. The 'fish scale' decoration dates this crotal to the 16th or 17th centuries (Bailey 1995, 40-41; ref. 7). It is now a dark-grey colour. The suspension loop is set at an angle which is probably a comment on the basic manufacture, as is a small loss on the upper hemisphere. Squashing around the sound slot, however, is more likely to be the result of old damage.
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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