Bell
Nigeria, Lower Niger / Cross River area
not available anymore
Size
H: 17,5 cm
H: 6.9 inch
Description
copper alloy (bronze, brass), corrosion, missing part
Comparable bells, five of which were attached side by side to a leather bag, illustrated in Peek, 2021, p. 135, Fig. 11.2.
Comparing literature
Peek, Philip M., The Lower Niger Bronzes, New York, London 2021, p. 135, Fig. 11.2Publications
AHDRC: compare 0178670