▁b ells , ▁with ▁one ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁Ta osi ▁site ▁and ▁four ▁in ▁the ▁Er lit ou ▁site , ▁are ▁dated ▁to ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁BC . ▁Early ▁b ells ▁not ▁only ▁have ▁an ▁important ▁role ▁in ▁generating ▁metal ▁sound , ▁but ▁arg u ably ▁played ▁a ▁prominent ▁cultural ▁role . ▁With ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁other ▁kinds ▁of ▁b ells ▁during ▁the ▁Shang ▁D ynast y ▁( c . ▁ 1 6 0 0   – ▁c . ▁ 1 0 5 0 ▁BC ), ▁they ▁were ▁re leg ated ▁to ▁sub serv ient ▁functions ; ▁at ▁Shang ▁and ▁Z hou ▁sites , ▁they ▁are ▁also ▁found ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁horse - and - ch ari ot ▁g ear ▁and ▁as ▁col lar - b ells ▁of ▁dogs . ▁ ▁The ▁book ▁of ▁Ex od us ▁in ▁the ▁Bible ▁notes ▁that ▁small ▁gold ▁b ells ▁were ▁worn ▁as ▁orn aments ▁on ▁the ▁hem ▁of ▁the ▁ro be ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁priest ▁in ▁Jerusalem . ▁Among ▁the ▁ancient ▁Gree ks , ▁hand ▁b ells ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁cam ps ▁and ▁g arr isons ▁and ▁by ▁pat rol s ▁that ▁went ▁around ▁to ▁visit ▁sent inals . ▁Among ▁the ▁Rom ans , ▁the ▁hour ▁of ▁bath ing ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁a ▁bell . ▁They ▁also ▁used ▁them ▁in ▁the ▁home , ▁as ▁an ▁orn ament ▁and ▁em blem , ▁and ▁b ells ▁were ▁placed ▁around ▁the ▁ne cks ▁of ▁cattle ▁and ▁sheep ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁be ▁found ▁if ▁they