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Description: | A complete copper alloy spherical rumbler bell (crotal) of Post Medieval date. The bell comprises two hemispherical domes with a raised circumferential join. The upper hemisphere has two circular sound holes with a rounded suspension loop projecting from the apex of the upper dome. There is a stamped '4' on the upper hemisphere directly below the suspension loop on one side. The curve of the bell continues under the loop aperture suggesting it was made using a detachable 'sprue-piece', this method was introduced in the 17th century. The lower hemisphere has a long, wide sound slit with circular holes at the ends. The lower hemisphere is decorated with the typical petal or 'sunburst' design with the makers mark, R/W with an annulet on either side, in two semi circles flanking the sound slit. The iron pea is still present within the bell chamber.The bell is 56.0 mm in diameter around the circumferential join, 68.2 mm in height including the loop and it weighs 183.41 g.The initials R/W flanked by circles, suggests this bell was probably that of Robert Wells or his family, a bell founder in Aldbourne, Wiltshire, which, if correct, would suggest this bell dates to AD 1755-1825 (Cf. Blunt, Rod, 'Crotal Bells', Tables 1 and 2). There are a number of comparable examples recorded on the database, including SUR-A3ABD8 and BERK-E0F735.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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