Accession No
TEMP.00689
Description
Small crotal bell with intact, though heavily worn, suspension loop. Two holes in the upper half of the body, and two more connected by an elongated sound slot in the lower half. Only the lower half displays decoration, albeit highly worn. This takes the form of a three-armed cross either side of the sound slot, surrounded by a semicircle and radiating lines. The inner contains a cast iron 'pea'.
Place
Europe; ?British Isles
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00689
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; Iron; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
35mm x 48mm x 35mm Weight 0.045kg
Events
Context (Found together / assemblage)
This bell was found in a bag of similar bells (TEMP.00685-TEMP.00703) with a handwritten note reading 'NO PROV'.
Event Date
Author: David Kay
Context (Found together / assemblage)
Nineteen apparently unaccessioned crotal bells (TEMP.00685-TEMP.00703) were found together in the museum store. Some or all of them may have been accessioned and become disassociated with their museum number, or they may never have been formally accessioned into the museum's collection.
Event Date 12/11/2018
Author: David Kay
Description (Physical description)
Small crotal bell with intact, though heavily worn, suspension loop. Two holes in the upper half of the body, and two more connected by an elongated sound slot in the lower half. Only the lower half displays decoration, albeit highly worn. This takes the form of a three-armed cross either side of the sound slot, surrounded by a semicircle and radiating lines. The inner contains a cast iron 'pea'.
Event Date 12/11/2018
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:281978
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