12. Luristan bell, 1st millennium BC
Bronze
Height: 9.6cm
11704
£ 480
Conical bell with four large triangular apertures on the lower half of the body and a serrated rim. A thick suspension loop at the top of the instrument has stylised...
Conical bell with four large triangular apertures on the lower half of the body and a serrated rim. A thick suspension loop at the top of the instrument has stylised bulls head terminals. Remains of the iron clapper and holding pin survive. Intact, the iron rusted.
Such bells decorated the collars and bridles of horses and were common grave offerings during the first half of the first millennium BC.
Such bells decorated the collars and bridles of horses and were common grave offerings during the first half of the first millennium BC.
Provenance
Private collection, UK; acquired 1970s-1980sDavid Fuller, Essex, UK
Private collection, Essex, UK; by descent from the above
