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Description: | A fragment from a post-medieval spherical animal bell ('crotal') cast in copper alloy (c. 17th century AD). The fragment consists of part of the lower half, part of the median rib, and a smaller part of the upper hemisphere, with ragged breaks and one broadly straight edge - the sound slot. One of the upper hemisphere's sound holes has been broken through; this and a counterpart would have been set at right angles to the sound slot. A shield shaped cartouche abuts the slot and may bear initials, now hard to discern. The lower half beyond is decorated with a lobed 'sun burst' pattern, each rounded lobe with a centrally incised line terminating in a small punch. The bell has a dull dark-green patina with some small patches of red/brown metal visible below. | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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