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CROTAL
Unique ID: NMS-CA48C3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post-medieval copper alloy crotal bell with undrilled loop, worn remains of engraved gadroon ornament above and below median rib, the lower half with a shield bearing a bell founder's hammer below the cleft. Height 39mm. Diameter 30mm. Contains corroded remains of an iron pea. 17th - 18th century.
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: 39 mm
Diameter: 30 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 17th December 2013 - Monday 20th January 2014
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Other reference numbers
SMR reference number: 30937
Other reference: NMD012014
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Secondary material: Iron
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: South Norfolk (District)
Parish or ward: Morley (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: TM0597
Four figure Latitude: 52.53227138
Four figure longitude: 1.02095519
1:25K map: TM0597
1:10K map: TM09NE
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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