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."
Bell inscribed with the Urartian royal name Argishti
Period: Iron Age III
Date: ca. 789–766 B.C.
Geography: Urartu
Culture: Urartian
Medium: Bronze, iron
Dimensions: 3 7/16 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (8.7 × 5.6 × 5.6 cm)
Classification: Metalwork-Equestrian-Inscribed
Credit Line: Gift of Nathaniel Spear Jr., 1977
Accession Number: 1977.186
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