Bronze handbell with winged conch finial

Details

• Title

  Bronze handbell with winged conch finial

• Associated place

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

• Date

  11th - 12th century (1001 - 1200)

• Material and technique

  bronze

• Material index

  processed material › metal › alloy › copper alloy › bronze

• Technique index

  formed › cast

• Object type

  religious/ritual equipment;

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

• Dimensions

  16.3 cm (height)
  7.7 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.

  EA1991.68

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