Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
CC License: 
Image use policy
Our images can be used under a CC BY attribution licence (unless stated otherwise).
BELL
Unique ID: WMID-A49EE5
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete cast one-piece post-medieval copper-alloy animal bell (crotal), probably dating from the 17th or 18th centuries AD. The bell is biconical with a rectangular suspension loop. It has two sub-circular sound holes, one either side of the loop, on the top, and two sub-oval sound holes at either end of a linear perforation. The loose clapper is complete and still moves freely within the bell. A rib runs around the centre of the bell, where the two halves meet. The bell has a diameter of 26.95 mm and is 30.74 mm high. It weighs 18.0 grams. It has a dark green patina with areas of wear.
Class: Animal
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1600
Date to: Circa AD 1800
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Height: 30.74 mm
Weight: 18 g
Diameter: 26.59 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 25th January 2011 - Tuesday 29th March 2011
Personal details
This information is restricted for your access level.
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Cast
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Drayton Bassett (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SP1899
Four figure Latitude: 52.588508
Four figure longitude: -1.735745
1:25K map: SP1899
1:10K map: SP19NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
Similar objects
Find number: LIN-4E09F2
Object type: BELL
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A complete cast one-piece post-medieval copper-alloy animal bell (crotal), probably dating from the 17th or 18th centuries AD. The bell is bi…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: BH-BDC19A
Object type: BELL
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A complete cast copper-alloy Post Medieval crotal bell dating to the 17th-18th century. The bell comprises a hollow sphere of two hemispheres …
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Find number: ESS-683781
Object type: BELL
Broadperiod: POST MEDIEVAL
A complete copper alloy crotal (animal) bell dating to the Post Medieval period (1600-1800 AD). The bell is spherical with an integrally cast…
Workflow: Awaiting validation
Timeline of associated dates
About Us
About our Site
Find us
The British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG.
T: +44(0) 20 73238618