Caption

Bell ghanta, 19th century, Tibet. Ritual object used in Tibetan Buddhist rites; percussion idiophone bell with vajra/heads and mantras. Decoration: bowl decorated with festoons. Height 18.7 cm; width 8.5 cm., The image shows a decorative metal bell with a patinated finish in shades of gold and dark gray; the bell rests on a reflective surface and features ornate raised patterns on its dark gray body and a gold-colored rim, with a gold-colored cylindrical neck leading to a handle topped by a sculpted head and a loop and forked crown-like element, all against a plain light gray background.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_073

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

Keywords

Bell ghanta 19th century Tibet Ritual object Tibetan Buddhist rites percussion idiophone bell vajra heads mantras Decoration bowl decorated festoons Height 18.7 cm width 8.5 cm image decorative metal bell patinated finish shades gold dark gray bell rests reflective surface features ornate raised patterns dark gray body gold-colored rim gold-colored cylindrical neck leading handle topped sculpted head loop forked crown- element plain light gray background.