When I popped this out of the ground I thought it was a bell but it was heavy and had iron rust on it. In general, the shape seems right, the metal seems right, but the weight and rust do not.
You can just see 3 of the 4 round holes which should be connected by slits in each hemisphere. The orientation of the holes in the top half is 90 degrees to the that of the other half.
This item has not been cleaned in any way other than brushing off the dirt.
I don't know what material the ball in the bell is made of but it can't be iron. It almost seems as if someone put a bolt or not into this thing and it blew up with rust.
What do you see? I've never seen a crotal bell.
How should I start to remove the rust and see what's underneath?
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You can just see 3 of the 4 round holes which should be connected by slits in each hemisphere. The orientation of the holes in the top half is 90 degrees to the that of the other half.
This item has not been cleaned in any way other than brushing off the dirt.
I don't know what material the ball in the bell is made of but it can't be iron. It almost seems as if someone put a bolt or not into this thing and it blew up with rust.
What do you see? I've never seen a crotal bell.
How should I start to remove the rust and see what's underneath?
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