Caption

Bell ghanta, 19th century, Tibet. Ritual object used in Tibetan Buddhist religious rites; percussion idiophone. Materials and features: bell with decoration of the bowl in the form of festoons; includes vajra dorje head, mantras. Height 18.7 cm; width 8.5 cm., A metal bell lying on its side against a gray background, showing a dark interior and a rim with a metallic edge; the exterior near the rim has ornate raised decoration and a textured band, and a decorative handle extends from the bell with an intricate openwork design; a clapper is visible inside the bell, and the surface beneath the bell produces a reflective mirror-like reflection; visible colors include gray, dark gray, black, bronze, and hints of red.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A23_074

License type

Rights managed

Available size

103.0Mb (1.2Mb) / 20.0in x 20.0in / 6000 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bell ghanta 19th century Tibet Ritual object Tibetan Buddhist religious rites percussion idiophone Materials features bell decoration bowl form festoons includes vajra dorje head mantras Height 18.7 cm width 8.5 cm metal lying side gray background showing dark interior rim metallic edge exterior near ornate raised textured band decorative handle extends intricate openwork design clapper visible inside surface beneath bell produces reflective mirror- reflection visible colors include gray dark gray black bronze hints red.