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Description: | Complete 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 rectangular tab projecting from the top between them. The tab has an uneven circular hole to make a suspension loop and one corner appears to be miscast as it is narrowed and notched, although this could be due to post depositional damage. The lower hemisphere has a long, wide sound slit with circular holes at the ends. There is a large bcrack radiating from one side of the slit towards the circumferential join. The upper hemisphere appears plain whilst the lower is decorated with the typical petal or 'sunburst' design. There is a possible makers mark, with a faint R on one side of the sount slit. The spherical iron pea is still present, though corroded.The bell is 40.14mm in diameter around the circumferential join, 38.25mm from the top of the bell to the base and 50.66mm including the loop which is 16.6mm wide by 4.5mm thick. The bell weighs 57.16g.The loop appears to have been attached to the bell rather than cast integrally and drilled through, therefore it is likely to have been produced after the introduction of the 'detachable sprue-piece' method in the 17th century. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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