Accession No
1923.229 B
Description
Small spherical crotal bell with intact suspension loop. Fairly heavily corroded. Two holes in upper half, one partially filled with similarly oxidised ferrous material. Elongated sound slot joining two holes in lower half. No visible decoration. Inside contains small pea of unknown material.
Place
Europe; ?British Isles; ?England; ?Hertfordshire; ?Hitchin
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Ransom Collection; Ransom, William [collector]; Ransom, Francis [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1923.229 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy
Local Term
Measurements
32mm x 39mm x 32mm Weight 0.034kg
Events
Context (Field collection)
Cyril Fox notes on the Catalogue card: 'All prob. from neighbourhood of Hitchin.'
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1923.229 A-D: '4 Bronze Bells, spherical.'
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Context (Amendments / updates)
Although the Catalogue card notes 'Medieval or later', the Period field has been changed to 'Post Medieval' given the similarity of form between this bell and several other crotal bells in the Museum's collection which have secure Post Medieval contexts.
Event Date 5/11/2018
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Small spherical crotal bell with intact suspension loop. Fairly heavily corroded. Two holes in upper half, one partially filled with similarly oxidised ferrous material. Elongated sound slot joining two holes in lower half. No visible decoration. Inside contains small pea of unknown material.
Event Date 5/11/2018
Author: David Kay
Context (Related Documents)
See 'Report on Collections Research and Cataloguing Project on Post Medieval 'To Be Disposed Of' Material' by David Kay in the archive (Doc.474) for background information.
Event Date 2019
Author: Esther Laver
FM:281909
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