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Description: | A sheet metal copper alloy medieval crotal bell dating to the period c. AD 1200 - 1400. The integral suspension loop is sub-ovate in shape and is 8.62mm high, 8.94mm wide and 7.25mm thick. The suspension loop is formed from a piece of sheet metal fitted through a small slit in the top of the bell. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a circumferential joining rib. The upper hemisphere is smooth and undecorated. The upper hemisphere features a crack running from the joining rib to a length of 10.36mm. The lower hemisphere features two sound holes connected by a sound slit. The pea is still extant.Cf. Blunt, R, 2013.
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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