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This bell has a suspension ring in the form of a fist. Bells are said to have been a Chinese invention, which reached the Middle East in about 800 BCE. However, Chinese bells are struck on the exterior while the Urartian ones have a clapper on the inside. From North-Western Iran. Urartian, 8th century BCE. (The British Museum, London).
Amin, O. S. M. (2018, November 29). Urartian Octagonal Bronze Bell. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9539/urartian-octagonal-bronze-bell/
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Urartian Octagonal Bronze Bell." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 29, 2018. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9539/urartian-octagonal-bronze-bell/.
Amin, Osama Shukir Muhammed. "Urartian Octagonal Bronze Bell." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 29 Nov 2018. Web. 13 Apr 2021.
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