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Bell; made of pottery; lightly fired; white slip; in the form of woman with wide circular skirt; curls of pottery for hair, holds bowl (rim painted brown) in left arm, plant in right arm; skirt painted with brown flowers, spirals and figure 8s; blue glass for eyes, on torso and at ends of branches of plant; two holes pierced in left side of skirt, through which is threaded string tied to ball of pottery for clapper.

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