Bell inscribed with the Urartian royal name Argishti, 786–756 b.c.
Eastern Anatolia or Northwestern Iran, Urartian
Bronze, iron
Technical Glossary
Eastern Anatolia or Northwestern Iran, Urartian
Bronze, iron
3.43 in. (8.71 cm)
Gift of Nathaniel Spear Jr., 1977 (1977.186)
This classical Urartian bell has a domed top, an octagonal and perforated body with a central raised ridge, and a loop for suspension. The Urartian cuneiform inscription reads: "From the arsenal of [King] Argishti." One Argishti is known to have reigned from ca. 785–765 B.C., the second from 714–ca. 685 B.C.
