Bronze bell

Museum number:
9-6730
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2076
Description:
Bronze bell with spike-like protrusions (mammae); Greek key design at base with incised stylized lion heads directly above; 2-headed dragon handle; no clapper; height 10.5 inches. Copy of ancient bell.
Donor:
Estate of Camille J. Ehrenfels
Collection place:
China
Collector:
Camille J. Ehrenfels and Henry Ehrenfels
Collection date:
before January 19, 1966
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Loans:
S1968-1969 #62: Project EPOCH/David Wayne Peri (January 3, 1969–January 21, 1969), S1974-1975 #4: University Art Museum (UC Berkeley) (July 19, 1974–February 7, 1975), and S1974-1975 #67: Civic Arts Center (Walnut Creek) (February 5, 1975–May 7, 1975)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Bronze bell, accession number 9-6730, described as Bronze bell with spike-like protrusions (mammae); Greek key design at base with incised stylized lion heads directly above; 2-headed dragon handle; no clapper; height 10.5 inches. Copy of ancient bell.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bronze bell, accession number 9-6730, described as Bronze bell with spike-like protrusions (mammae); Greek key design at base with incised stylized lion heads directly above; 2-headed dragon handle; no clapper; height 10.5 inches. Copy of ancient bell.

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