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Fragments of bell

Nubian
Meroitic Period
90–50 B.C.
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Meroe, Beg. West, Pyramid XVIII

Medium/Technique Bronze
Dimensions 2.1 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number22-1-592f
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMusical instruments

DescriptionSmall bell, corroded, traces of iron clapper.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Beg. West, Pyramid XVIII, January 1922: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.