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Bell
Nubian
Meroitic Period
0–A.D. 20
Object Place: Nubia-Sudan, Meroe, Beg., N 15
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
8.3 x 9.0 x 0.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 1/8 in.) Base 5.8
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.914
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsTools and equipment
DescriptionBell with two small holes, broken in side, otherwise in good condition; two ring handles on top cast integral.
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Meroe (Beg.) North 15 December 1921: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of the Sudan.