Accession No
TEMP.00699
Description
Small scrotal 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. Both halves have sunburst-style decoration. The inner contains a small sub-rounded cast iron 'pea'. A display pin is affixed to the suspension loop.
Place
Europe; ?British Isles
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00699
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; Iron; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
29mm x 40mm x 30mm Weight 0.026kg
Events
Context (Display)
An old Museum display pin is affixed to the suspension loop of this bell.
Event Date
Author: David Kay
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 scrotal 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. Both halves have sunburst-style decoration. The inner contains a small sub-rounded cast iron 'pea'. A display pin is affixed to the suspension loop.
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:281989
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