Caption

Bell ghanta, 19th century, Tibet. Ritual object used in Tibetan Buddhist religious rites; percussion idiophone. Bronze bell with bowl decorated in the form of festoons; associated vajra/heads, mantras inscribed. Height 18.7 cm, width 8.5 cm., A single ornate metal bell with a decorative handle is centered against a plain light gray background; the bell shows detailed raised patterns and bead-like embellishments and has a rounded base with a band, while the handle above features a ring and a crown-like top with sculpted flourishes, all rendered in metallic tones of gold, brass, and dark gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_071

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Rights managed

Available size

77.2Mb (1.4Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bell ghanta 19th century Tibet Ritual object Tibetan Buddhist religious rites percussion idiophone Bronze bell bowl decorated form festoons associated vajra heads mantras inscribed Height 18.7 cm width 8.5 cm single ornate metal bell decorative handle centered plain light gray background bell detailed raised patterns bead- embellishments rounded base band handle features ring crown- top sculpted flourishes rendered metallic tones gold brass dark gray.