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Description: | One piece cast copper alloy crotal bell with pea intact. The metal is a mid-pinkish brown colour where visible but the bell is very corroded and mostly covered in a crust of dark and light green Verdigris. The suspension lug is rectangular with a sub-rectangular hole, it is of the 'integrally cast' variety. The upper dome of the bell is smaller than the lower dome and has two round perforations midway, one on each side. There is a pronounced mid rib with no sign of soldering or joining. The lower dome has two round opposed holes just below the mid rib joined by a narrow slot. There is just a slight hint of possible decoration visible in the form of a very faint vertical recessed line on the lower dome running between the slot and the mid rib. This could be a remnant of the 'sunburst' or 'sunflower' decoration which was common on many of these bells.Assessment:One piece cast bells date from the 16th century onwards and can only be differentiated by other details and decoration. The earliest bells of this type had a drilled lug. As this example has a cast suspension loop it is of a later date. These loops generally became much larger and angular in the 18-19th centuries, suggesting a 17th century date for this object.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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