Object: Crotal
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum Catalogue, 1883.0218.4,See catalogue,Purchased from Rev. Earl of Mulgrave
Site: Ireland,County Offaly,Dowris,Dowris 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; [...rably] 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 BC - 750 BC)