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Bell

0–A.D. 20
Object PlaceMeroe, Beg., Nubia-Sudan
Medium/TechniqueSilver
Dimensions8.3 x 9.0 x 0.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 9/16 x 1/8 in.) Base 5.8
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number24.914
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
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.
Kohl stick
568–555 B.C.
Nail
about 632–568 B.C.
Nail
593–568 B.C.
Bridle ring
A.D. 62–85
Bridle ring
A.D. 62–85
Kohl stick
435–405 B.C.
Strainer
4th century B.C.
Bridle ornament
A.D. 62–85