Accession No
TEMP.00701
Description
Small crotal bell with intact suspension loop. Two holes in the upper half of the body, and the remnants of two more connected by an elongated sound slot in the lower half. The entire of one side of the lower half is now missing, the body having seemingly split either side of the sound slot. The upper half is plain, and the remaining side of the lower half is decorated with radiating lines. Both inner and outer surfaces are largely covered with light-coloured accretions.
Place
Europe; ?British Isles
Period
Post Medieval
Source
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
TEMP.00701
Cultural Affliation
Material
Metal; Copper Alloy; ?Bronze
Local Term
Measurements
30mm x 40mm x 30mm Weight 0.022kg
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 the remnants of two more connected by an elongated sound slot in the lower half. The entire of one side of the lower half is now missing, the body having seemingly split either side of the sound slot. The upper half is plain, and the remaining side of the lower half is decorated with radiating lines. Both inner and outer surfaces are largely covered with light-coloured accretions.
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:281991
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