An ancient bronze herding botalo (traditional bell for livestock). In the Balkans, Moldova and southern Ukraine are also called cotton or vat). Such products were made by forging or soldering from sheet brass or bronze and hung around the neck of sheep, goats or cows. Shape and construction. Folded cone-shaped (trapezoidal) body with a wide seam on top. - Purpose. A deaf, but far-ranging ringing helped the shepherd not to lose the herd on grazing in the forest, in the mountains or in the fog, and the difference in sound could be determined by the leader of the flock.
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