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Description: | A post-medieval copper-alloy spherical 'crotal' bell (1650-1850 in date), complete with its iron pea. It weighs 25.91g and measures 27.9mm in diameter. It stands 35.5mm in height.The upper hemisphere is rather worn and is decorated with eight incised gadroons, also known as 'sunburst' design, with the additional decoration of a central groove in each. There are two sound holes, one in front and one behind the rectangular suspension loop. The piercing in the suspension loop is 3.9mm in diameter.The lower hemisphere is also decorated with eight incised gadroons, further decorated as above. Two sound holes below the central casting seam are joined together by a slot and are perpendicular to those on the upper hemisphere. A decorative incised line flanks the line of these. To one side of the sound slot is a moulded bell-founder's hammer within a semi-circle defined by a pair of incised lines.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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