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Description: | A complete cast copper alloy crotal bell dating to the post-medieval period. The bell is cast in one piece but has a raised bound around its girth to imitate earlier examples. The bell has decoration on the bottom half of the bell only, consisting of radiating lines often termed the 'sunburst' design. At the base by the sounding slit is a large 'T' probably the bell founders' motif and therefore dating the bell to the late 16th or early 17th century. The upper half of the bell has two sounding holes, one corroded with iron suggesting that this is the position in which the bell lay in the ground, with the internal iron pea resting above the sounding hole. The bell as a long, rectangular suspension loop, integrally cast. Overall the bell is in good condition with a deep 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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