Bell
before 1880 (made)
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Traditional dome shaped bell flaring slightly at the base.
Decorated in relief with a double repeating petal motif on the shoulder and concentric rings around the waist and at the base. The holding ring is embellished on either side with a double-bodied manok-thi-ha (a creature with two bodies in the form of seated lions with a single human face). The pinnacle at the top of the ring is lost.
Decorated in relief with a double repeating petal motif on the shoulder and concentric rings around the waist and at the base. The holding ring is embellished on either side with a double-bodied manok-thi-ha (a creature with two bodies in the form of seated lions with a single human face). The pinnacle at the top of the ring is lost.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Cast bronze |
Brief description | Burmese cast bronze bell. Konbaung Dynasty (1752-1885). The body decorated in relief with concentric circles and petal motif and the holding handle with manok-thi-ha. ca. before 1880. |
Physical description | Traditional dome shaped bell flaring slightly at the base. Decorated in relief with a double repeating petal motif on the shoulder and concentric rings around the waist and at the base. The holding ring is embellished on either side with a double-bodied manok-thi-ha (a creature with two bodies in the form of seated lions with a single human face). The pinnacle at the top of the ring is lost. |
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Object history | Historical significance: Bells of all sizes were presented as an act of merit to a pagoda or monastery. |
Other number | 4687 - India Museum Slip Book |
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Accession number | 05219(IS) |
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Record created | May 15, 2001 |
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