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Decorated iron bell
Nubian
Meroitic Period, reign of Takideamani
A.D. 140–155
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Meroe, Beg N, pyramid 29
Medium/Technique
Bronze, iron
Dimensions
Height x diameter: 8.6 × 8.8 cm (3 3/8 × 3 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.857a
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsMusical instruments
DescriptionBell, one of a pair. Iron tongue. Through ring on top is a piece of iron, part of the loop on which it was hung.
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, Pyr. N 29; 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.