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Camel bell, clapper bell made of brass. The main bell is oval in cross-section, with a smaller similar brass bell attached inside by a chain, acting as a clapper. The inner bell has no clapper. Each bell is conical, the inner is truncated, the outer has a domed crown. Each bell has a flange on top and a small hole through it. The outer bell is incised with four sets of four parallel diagonal lines. A long wire hook joins the bells.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.242.122 (Individual) clapper bells
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements:overall: 105 x 55 mm