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The other resembles an enormous fragment of a shattered face - it is hard to tell at this distance, for the ancient shard is covered in rust and verdigris, but it strangely seems to resemble the stern and defiant expression of a woman. This large counterweight fragment also appears connected to the Algorismus clock tree mechanism, but you are not sure as to what purpose it serves. Was this the face of the Maiden Messiah? Perhaps it was merely some form of sculptural folly, or superfluous ornamental conceit, a decoration intended to balance out the enormous weight of the cast metal tolling bell...?
