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Bell decorated with bound captives
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Amanikhatashan
A.D. 62–85
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Meroe, Beg. N. 18
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 7.9 x 5.6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.859
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMusical instruments
DescriptionOctagonal, with suspension ring. Clapper missing. Incised standing bound captives.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Pyramid Beg. N 18; March 1921, excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.