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Bell
Bell

Bell

20th century
Object PlaceNigeria
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsOverall: 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.) tall, 4.25" square.
Credit LineBequest of William E. Teel
Accession number2014.276
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
ProvenanceJanuary, 1987, acquired in Nigeria and purchased by Charles Davis, Davis Gallery, New Orleans; February, 1987, sold by Charles Davis to William and Bertha Teel, Marblehead, MA; 2014, bequest of William Teel to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 26, 2014)
Reliquary figure (mbulu ngulu)
Artist Unidentified
Late 19th to early 20th century
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Conservation Status: After Cleaning
945–712 B.C.
Group shot:  04.1791, 11.1510, 11.1517
A.D. 363–476