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59/332
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Description
Persian bell is probably for a peregrine 'tercel'. It was attached to the falcon's leg by means of the red leather strip, known as a 'bewit'.
This Persian bell is probably for a peregrine 'tercel', a male falcon. It was attached to the falcon's leg by means of the red leather strip, known as a 'bewit', which has been attached to the bell using the 'Indian method'. The earliest accounts of falconry, the art of hunting prey using trained birds, date back to 2000 BC.
Physical description
1 falcon bell: metal, leather, good condition
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