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Description: | An incomplete post-medieval crotal bell, dating to the period c.AD 1500-1700. The bell is spherical in form with a circumferential rib, now very worn. The upper hemisphere has a square attachment loop projecting upwards, oval in section, with a circular sound hole to the front and back of the loop. One aperture measures 5.61mm and the other measures 6.38mm. Half of the lower hemisphere is missing due to a worn break, but the remains of one of the sound holes is visible at the edge of this break. There is a green-brown patina on the surface.The bell measures 28.40mm in diameter, 32mm in length including the suspension loop and weighs 11.99g.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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