“Save me, O Serapis!”

276, Lot: 526. Estimate $200. Sold for $340. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

Bronze votive bell. Roman, 2nd-3rd centuries AD. Hemispherical bell with thin, twisted suspension loop. Around the circumference, the inscription “* CωΣЄIMЄ O CЄPAΠIC” between a scroll and double linear pattern. Maximum diameter of bell: 3.1cm; weight: 11.60g. Clapper missing, otherwise intact.