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Crotale

Pellet bell for a donkey. The brass bell is formed from two slightly domed elements, partly conjoined but leaving a slit in the lower half, cast with a stylised tiger's head motif comprising stylised eyes, nose and lips with the slit forming the mouth. An integral flat suspension lug is opposite the slit.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:112.13 Vessel rattles
  • Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
  • Measurements: overall: 36 x 32 x 22 mm