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Bell form; clapperless horned bell head lost-wax cast in copper alloy. Conical form with flared sides; looped strap handle and hole in top. Four downturned horns emerge from front back and sides of forehead, separated by spiral motif. Ladderlike decoration runs down centre of face to tip of upturned T-shaped nose. Three curved lines of ladderlike decoration curve across cheeks; three lines radiate from corners of protuding mouth; below lower lip a line of upward facing chevron extends to the bottom rim of bell. Simple rounded bottom lip.
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