Description (Labels & Markings)
Old handwritten label tied to object reads: 'A83.CAM.830. Spherical Bell (marked). Cambridge.'
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Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Labels & Markings)
Old handwritten label adhered to object reads 'Cambridge Prof Hughes'.
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Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card description for 1883.830: 'Bell, bronze, plain: not very large decorated with hammer shaped mark.'
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Author: maa

Description (Physical description)
Cambridge Antiquarian Society accession register description: 'Bell, bronze, plain, spherical, decorated like [1883.]827[.1].'
Event Date 1883
Author: Lizzy Peneycad

Description (Physical description)
A small, spherical crotal bell of cast copper alloy. The bell has: a rectangular loop with a small hole; a narrow, oval hole below the loop on one side; a circular sound hole on either side of the top half; a pronounced ridge around the centre; a narrow slot across the bottom with a circular hole at each end; a globular iron pea inside. Both halves of the sphere have incised decoration, consisting of double-outlined drop-shapes or petals, each with a cross in the centre. On one side of the slot is an embossed hammer symbol, consisting of a hammer within an oval.
Event Date 4/1/2024
Author: Lizzy Peneycad