Bell with head of a bovine wearing a yoke ending in uraei, 332–30

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Bell with head of a bovine wearing a yoke ending in uraei, Ptolemaic Period, 332–30 , From Egypt, Leaded bronze, H. × W. × D. cm (1 11/16 × 1 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.), Bells began to appear in Egypt about the 8th century BC. This bell is decorated with a bovine head wearing a yoke ending in uraei. The clapper is missing. Similarly shaped bells with heads of mythological animals were found in the cemetery at Naukratis, where they must have had some kind of amuletic function for the deceased

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Size: 5200px × 3901px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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