Egyptian Livestock Bell Late Period, 664-332 BC A bronze...

Egyptian Livestock Bell Late Period, 664-332 BC

A bronze clapper bell with domed body, suspension ring with collar, three radiating beast-heads to the shoulder (ram, ox, dog), and ring-mounted clapper. 77 grams, 65mm (2 1/2"). Fine condition, loop worn through. [No Reserve]

Provenance
Property of a South African lady; formerly in the private collection of Dr. Frederick Lorch, Swiss geologist and author on Egyptian antiquities, and managing director of S.A. Minerals Corporation; acquired from the early 1960s to the early 1980s; thence by descent to the current owner.