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Description: | A complete, damaged and corroded post-Medieval sheet copper-alloy spherical animal "crotal" bell (1500-1800).The sheet suspension loop appears to have been soldered to the body. It is c. 5.5mm high and 3.3mm in width. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a prominent horizontal circumferential joining rib. Two sound holes in the lower hemisphere are integral with a sound "slit". Both hemispheres are plain. The corroded iron sound-'pea' is intact and is relatively large for the size of the bell.The outer surface of the bell is matt and dull green.Height: 19.8mm, diameter: 14.9mm. Weight: 4.17g.
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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