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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy 'crotal' bell of post-medieval date. The bell is sub-circular in plan and has a rectangular suspension loop projection from the peak. There is a median moulding but this is a left-over from earlier designs that were cast in two pieces; this bell is cast in one piece. The upper half of the bell is undecorated whereas the lower half has a series of overlapping semi-circles, known as the 'fishscale' design. There are two sounding holes on the upper half while the lower half has a sounding 'slit' across the bottom. The iron pea is retained inside the bell. The 'fish scale' decoration dates this crotal to the 16th or 17th centuries (Bailey 1995, 40-41; ref. 7), c. AD 1525-1625.
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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