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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