Bell

Museum number:
9-16543
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
12 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3362
Description:
Bells, bronze;5 bells joined to sides of flat disc w/handle. T'ao-t'ieh motif on front of disc. 24.0 x 13.5 cm (approx)
Donor:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr. and Mrs. E. J. Mahoney Jr.
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China,unspecified
Collector:
Edward J. Mahoney Jr.
Materials:
Bronze (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bells (idiophones)
Function:
5.4 Secular and Religious Musical Instruments
Context of use:
ceremonial cf. 9-6329
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 9-16543, described as Bells, bronze;5 bells joined to sides of flat disc w/handle. T'ao-t'ieh motif on front of disc. 24.0 x 13.5 cm (approx)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bell, accession number 9-16543, described as Bells, bronze;5 bells joined to sides of flat disc w/handle. T'ao-t'ieh motif on front of disc. 24.0 x 13.5 cm (approx)

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