Caption

bell; Tibetan Buddhist art; Himalayan art; Mongolian art; Himalayan, Mongolian cultures; vajra; musical instrument; percussion instrument; idiophone; ritual/ceremonial object used in religious rites; late 18th century ; Mongolia ; height 15.7 cm; diameter 8.2 cm; provenance: purchase., A metal handbell with a decorative handle and a flared bell body sits against a neutral background; the handle is ornate and gold-colored with sculpted curved elements and carved details, while the bell body is darker bronze or brown with embossed decorative bands and patterned relief around its mid and lower sections, and the top of the bell has a carved floral-like design; the background is a smooth grey gradient.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_217

License type

Rights managed

Available size

48.5Mb (2.2Mb) / 11.0in x 17.1in / 3314 x 5117 (300dpi)

Keywords

bell Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan art Mongolian art Himalayan Mongolian cultures vajra musical instrument percussion instrument idiophone ritual ceremonial object religious rites late 18th century Mongolia height 15.7 cm diameter 8.2 cm provenance purchase metal handbell decorative handle flared bell body sits neutral background handle ornate gold-colored sculpted curved elements carved details bell body darker bronze brown embossed decorative bands patterned relief mid lower sections top carved floral- design background smooth grey gradient.