Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
Touch the ancient world – own a piece of history – but remember it belongs to all humanity
$850.00
Wax-casting bronze. Conical with round bottom open-work cage with two balls inside. Bottom has triangular openings along the perimeter. Conical wall with triangular openings at lower part and biconical band with engraved hatched lines. Topped with a knob with rectangular opening for suspension.
H. 2.6″ (6.5 cm).
Scholars believe that the function of these bells were rather cultic, then utilitarian: the sound of ringing could speak to the Gods.
See: Bouzek. J. Graeco-Macedonian bronzes. Praha, 1973, p.62, fig. 19, 68 ; Bouzek. J. Caucasus, Luristan and Greek Geometric Bronzes. “Annales Archeologiques Arabes Syriennes”. Damas., Vol.21, 1971,# 7, tbl. 2.