Object: Crotal
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum Collection, 1854.0714.9,See Catalogue,Purchased by T. L. Cooke
Site: Ireland,County of Offaly,Dowris,Dowris Hoard,Part of a hoard found in a bog during the 1820s.
Hoard: yes
Discovery context: bog
Parish: Dowris
County: County Offaly
Country: Ireland
Year of discovery: 1820
Composition: Copper Alloy
Associations: Dowris Hoard
Description: Bronze Crotal: Hollow cast spherical pendant enclosing a small metal lump to serve as a rattle; initially cast with side perforations to allow extraction of clay core and insertion of rattle; cast ring for suspension.
Publications: see B.M. catalogue
Remarks: Late Bronze Age (950-750 B.C.)