Accession No
1903.495
Description
A spherical crotal bell of cast copper alloy. The bell has: a rectangular loop with a rectangular hole; a circular sound hole either side of the loop; a pronounced ridge around the centre; a slot across the bottom with a circular hole at each end; two globular iron peas inside. The lower half has incised decoration either side of the slot, consisting of double-outlined D-shaped loops or petals, surrounding a double-outlined semicircle; the semicircles contain the inscribed letters 'W' and 'G' between two circles.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; ?Cambridge
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Jennings, J. [vendor], Cambridge Antiquarian Society [monetary donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1903.495
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
58mm x 50mm
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Old handwritten label adhered to object reads: '1903.495. Bell. *C.A.S.'
Event Date
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Accession register for 1903.493-495 reads: 'Four [sic?] globular bells with incised decoration'.
Event Date 1903
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Inscribed 'G.W.'
Event Date 28/8/2001
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
A spherical crotal bell of cast copper alloy. The bell has: a rectangular loop with a rectangular hole; a circular sound hole either side of the loop; a pronounced ridge around the centre; a slot across the bottom with a circular hole at each end; two globular iron peas inside. The lower half has incised decoration either side of the slot, consisting of double-outlined D-shaped loops or petals, surrounding a double-outlined semicircle; the semicircles contain the inscribed letters 'W' and 'G' between two circles.
Event Date 4/1/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:19484
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