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Description: | A tinned 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 c. 6.29mm high, with an external diameter of 6.16mm, internal diameter of 4.24mm and band width of 4.48mm. The suspension loop is formed from a piece of sheet metal fitted through a small slit in the upper hemisphere of the bell. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a circumferential joining rib. The lower hemisphere features two sound holes connected by a sound slit. The pea is still extant. The bell retains patchy traces of tinning.The bell measures 26.88mm in height (including suspension loop), 21.87mm in diameter and weighs 7.27g.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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