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Bell
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Takideamani
A.D. 140–155
Object Place: Sudan, Nubia
Medium/Technique
Bronze, iron
Dimensions
8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.857b
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMusical instruments
DescriptionBell, incised decoration of vultures pecking out eyes of bound captives. Suspension ring separate. Clapper missing. Corroded away in places.
ProvenanceFindspot Information: From Meroe, Pyr. N XXIX [Excav. date] Mar. 1921