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Sheep bell ('chan'), cast brass with brown leather collar. Collar has four holes and metal buckle stamped with concentric circle motifs. The clapper formed of a smaller inner bell. Vertical bands roughly scratched on outer side, with raised motifs including stars in horizontal band around centre.

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