Crotal bells (Greek 'crotalon' – castanet or rattle) are various types of small bells or rattles. They were produced in various pre-Columbian cultures...

be used as the ringer on larger bells. Bells of this type were developed centuries ago from the European crotal bell for fastening to harnesses used with...

hammer, or—in small bells—by a small loose sphere enclosed within the body of the bell (jingle bell). Bells are usually cast from bell metal (a type of bronze)...

bell similar in shape to a sleigh bell and having a slit on one side. A handheld bell-tree with small crotal bells strung in three levels on a spiraling...

A standing bell or resting bell is an inverted bell, supported from below with the rim uppermost. Such bells are normally bowl-shaped, and exist in a...

The Japanese Peace Bell is a bell donated to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City via the United Nations Association of Japan in June 1954...

sounding pitch to minimize ledger lines. Crotal bells are a type of small bell, mostly medieval. A different form of crotal is found in Prehistoric Ireland. The...

church bells in the cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris, all of which are mounted in the two main bell towers. Notre-Dame used to have other smaller bells in...

A striking clock is a clock that sounds the hours audibly on a bell, gong, or other audible device. In 12-hour striking, used most commonly in striking...

of the Bronze Age crotals (Greek 'crotalon' – castanet or rattle) ever found, the other two also being Irish (but see also crotal bell for later types)...