Object class: Idiophones (instruments that produce sound by vibrating the instruments themselves) / Collection place: East Asia / Accession number: Acc.2696 - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 9-10970, described as Bell,metal,for relig.ceremonies;bronze(?);18 cm.Length;9.5 cm.width;brass half-vajra type handle w/head of Dharma welded to bell base. Petal lotus in dome. According to Professor Lewis Lancaster,the face at the base of the handle represents Yum-ma (mother)...