Caption

Bell ghanta, 19th century, Tibet. Ritual object used in Tibetan Buddhist rites; percussion idiophone. Metal bell with decoration of the bowl in the form of festoons. Includes vajra head and mantras. Height 18.7 cm, width 8.5 cm., A decorative metal bell with a dark metallic body and golden accents sits upright against a plain light gray background, showing intricate raised ornamental patterns on the bell's surface and a rounded base with a gold-toned rim; its handle is an ornate vertical column topped by a sculpted crown-like element and a small carved head, all in a darker gold to bronze hue, and the bell's lower portion is reflected faintly on the surface beneath, with visible colors including gray, dark metallic, gold, and bronze.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A23_072

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77.2Mb (1.3Mb) / 15.0in x 20.0in / 4500 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bell ghanta 19th century Tibet Ritual object Tibetan Buddhist rites percussion idiophone Metal bell decoration bowl form festoons Includes vajra head mantras Height 18.7 cm width 8.5 cm decorative metal bell dark metallic body golden accents sits upright plain light gray background showing intricate raised ornamental patterns bell's surface rounded base gold-toned rim handle ornate vertical column topped sculpted crown- element small carved darker gold bronze hue bell's lower portion reflected faintly surface beneath visible colors dark metallic gold bronze.