vintage gold bell

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a working brass bell with inner clapper featuring etched names, Lucas, Johannes, Marcus, and Mathews amongst sculpted floral decorations. hailing from the netherlands, this is like ly a sanctuary bell or altar bell, naming the gospels of the new testament in medieval latin. fun fact: some of the earliest archeaological evidence of bells actually comes from Yangshuo, China from third millenium BCE. approximately Ø8 cm x H11cm Show more