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Description: | A complete post-Medieval copper-alloy spherical animal 'crotal' bell (c. 1600-c. 1800).The sub-rectangular suspension loop at the top is 10.9mm high, 12.3mm wide, 5.4mm thick and has a circular shaped perforation. The upper and lower hemispheres are divided by a prominent central horizontal circumferential joining rib. At either side of the suspension loop, about half way down the side of the upper hemisphere, is a circular sound hole. Two sound holes in the lower hemisphere are integral with a sound "slit". Both hemispheres have a 'sunburst' design. There is a founder's hammer motif to one side of the slit.The spherical iron sound 'pea' is intact and freely moving.This bell has a green patina interspersed with small areas of corrosion.Height: 46.3mm; diameter: 38.1mm. Weight: 50.31g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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