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Description: | A complete post-Medieval cast copper-alloy spherical animal 'crotal' bell (1600-1800).The trapezoidal suspension loop at the top is about 12.2mm long, 9.4mm wide, 3.7mm thick and has a circular perforation which is 2.9mm in diameter.The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a horizontal circumferential rib. At either side of the suspension loop, about half way down the side of the upper hemisphere, is a sub-circular sound hole. These holes are about 4.5mm in diameter and both are counter-sunk. Two sound holes in the lower hemisphere are integral with a sound 'slit'. An irregular shaped and corroded iron sound 'pea' is fused to the side within the bell.This bell is plain and silvered with areas of bright green corrosion.Height: 34.4mm; diameter: 23.9mm. Weight: 19.99g.
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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