Bell

MOA: University of British Columbia

3055/195

Round metal bell with rectangular opening in bottom, stone clapper inside, and large metal ring on top. Symmetrical design on each side of the bell consisting of incised concentric circles.


  • Type of Item bell
  • Culture Asante
  • Material bronze metal, stone
  • Measurements height 3.4 cm, width 1.9 cm, depth 1.8 cm (overall)

  • Previous Owner Alan R. Sawyer, Erika H. Sawyer
  • Received from Erika H. Sawyer, Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget

  • Made in Ghana

  • Ownership Date before 2002, before April 16, 2014
  • Acquisition Date on April 16, 2014

  • Item Classes metalwork
  • Condition good
  • Accession Number 3055/0195