Roman Bronze Square-Shaped Bell

CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.

3 1/4 in. (162 grams, 82 mm).

Of quadrilateral form, with a rectangular cross-section at base, tapering to a rounded dome with large integral suspension loop with five facets to the outer face; clanger absent. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession numbers 98.11.34; 89.4.2429 and 89.4.1614, for similar.

Footnotes

The Romans used bells in ritual and secular contexts, when they could be suspended from the necks of animals, worn for talismanic protection or as anklets by servants.

CONDITION

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