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Bell: egg-shaped bell with oval rim now much damaged at the back. The front of the bell is worked to represent the face of the god Bes, and at the top a small capital supports the god's plumes, behind which a semicircular ring forms the handle. The tongue of the bell is missing. The instrument has been cast in one piece.

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