Bronze handbell with five-pronged vajra finial

Details

• Title

  Bronze handbell with five-pronged vajra finial

• Associated place

  Asia › South-east Asia › Indonesia › Java › Central Java (place of creation)

• Date

  9th century AD (AD 801 - 900)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment › vajra;

  religious/ritual equipment;

  performance arts › music equipment › musical instrument › bell › hand-bell

• Dimensions

  12.7 cm (height)
  5.1 cm max. (diameter)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Professor Samuel Eilenberg, 1991.

• Museum location

  First floor | Gallery 32 | India from AD 600

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1991.67

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