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Description: | Cast copper alloy spherical rumbler bell (crotal) of Post Medieval date. The bell comprises two hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The upper hemisphere has two circular sound holes with a sub-square suspension loop projecting from the top between them. The curve of the bell continues under the loop aperture suggesting it was made using a detachable 'sprue-piece', this method was introduced in the 17th century. The lower hemisphere has a long, wide sound slit with circular holes at the ends. The bell has been damaged on the lower hemisphere with about 30% missing to one side of the sound slit. It is highly corroded with little of the original surface remaining but the lower hemisphere appears to be plain. The bell is 31.4mm in diameter around the centre and 35.3mm in height including the loop. The loop is 9.4mm tall, 15.5mm wide and 4.0mm thick. The bell weighs 19.25g.
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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