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Bell (after 1st-century B.C. Pompeiian type)

19th century
Object PlaceItaly
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsHeight 14.5 cm, diameter 5.4 cm (Height 5 11/16 in., diameter 2 1/8 in.)
Credit LineLeslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession number17.2034
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)
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Restricted: For reference only
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