Roman Double Bronze Bells With Chain -- c. 100 B.C. - 100 A.D. Bari, Italy
roman, bronze, bell, chain
Pair of beautiful -- actually exquisite would be more like it -- perfectly preserved bronze bells from ancient Rome and, yes, they still ring!
The chain alone is worth the price; it also ensures that these are not fakes. No forger in his or her right mind would bother to make a complex chain to sell a couple of bells.
You will not see anything even close to this on the open market; the chain was connected to both bells in antiquity, and is an amazing example of ancient Roman chain-construction. The bells are beautiful and sound equally incredible.
Bells like these are hard enough to find, and impossible with the chain still attached. Price reflects the RARITY of the chain/bell combination. Bells by themselves are available for a much lower price.
$1250.00
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