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Bell

before 1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Category
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Height: 13cm
  • Of base diameter: 9cm
Style
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
Collection
Accession number
05219(IS)

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Record createdMay 15, 2001
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