Accession No

TEMP.00692


Description

Small crotal bell with intact suspension loop. Two holes in the upper half of the body, and two more connected by an elongated sound slot in the lower half. The upper half is decorated with short radiating lines around the base of the suspension loop. The lower half has Sunburst-style decoration, though very highly worn, as well as a maker's mark in the shape of a hammer or T-shape. The inner cavity contains a spherical cast iron 'pea'.


Place

Europe; ?British Isles


Period

Post Medieval


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

TEMP.00692


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; Iron; ?Bronze


Local Term


Measurements

29mm x 38mm x 30mm Weight 0.038kg


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


Description (Physical description)
Small crotal bell with intact suspension loop. Two holes in the upper half of the body, and two more connected by an elongated sound slot in the lower half. The upper half is decorated with short radiating lines around the base of the suspension loop. The lower half has Sunburst-style decoration, though very highly worn, as well as a maker's mark in the shape of a hammer or T-shape. The inner cavity contains a spherical cast iron 'pea'.
Event Date 12/11/2018
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


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:281981

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