Accession No
1923.229 D
Description
Spherical crotal bell with intact suspension loop. Two holes in the upper half, and an elongated sound slot connecting two more holes in the lower. The upper half is undecorated, whilst each half of the lower displays a three-armed cross surrounded by a semicircle and radiating lines. The inner contains a spherical cast iron 'pea'.
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 D
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; ?Bronze; Copper Alloy; Iron
Local Term
Measurements
49mm x 59mm x 50mm Weight 0.116kg
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)
Spherical crotal bell with intact suspension loop. Two holes in the upper half, and an elongated sound slot connecting two more holes in the lower. The upper half is undecorated, whilst each half of the lower displays a three-armed cross surrounded by a semicircle and radiating lines. The inner contains a spherical cast iron 'pea'.
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:281911
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