Object: Crotal
Period: Bronze Age
Collection: British Museum Collection, 1854.0714.13,See catalogue entry,Purchased from T. L. Cooke
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: Bronze  (Copper Alloy)
Associations: Dowris Hoard
Description: Bronze Crotal:  Hollow-base 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 catalogue
Remarks: Late Bronze Age (950 BC - 250 BC)