Description:
A small, heavily oxidized piece of a bell pendant. These were used in the 1st millennium B.C. in Transcaucasian or Iran for equestrian ornamentation. The loop at the top is intact, where the leather strap or small rope would have been looped through. The ball is missing.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology

Subjects:
archaeological objects; Civilization, Ancient; Bronze

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