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Description: | An incomplete cast copper alloy crotal bell dating to the post-medieval period. The crotal bell is made in one piece but has a filed girth seam intended to imitate the seam on earlier two-piece bells. The bell has an integrally cast square suspension loop and there is damage to the lower sounding holes and split. Both the upper and lower hemispheres of the bell is decorated with the popular 'sunburst' design. The founders' mark of a horseshoe symbol can be seen on the underside of the bell but it is uncertain to which foundary or maker this mark belongs to. The bell retains its large iron pea. This type of bell dates from the 16th to 17th century AD.
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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