Caption

Bell, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan art, Mongolian art, Himalayan culture, Mongolian culture, vajra, musical instrument, percussion instrument, idiophone, used in religious rites, ritual object, late 18th century, Mongolia place of origin ?, ceremonial object; height 15.7 cm, diameter 8.2 cm, A decorative metal bell sits on a smooth pale gray surface, featuring a dark bronze body with ornate raised patterns and relief bands, and a vertical handle topped by a golden ornate finial; the bell shows textured floral and beaded motifs on its rounded surface, a narrower ribbed section leading to the handle, and a shadow on the surface beneath it.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_219

License type

Rights managed

Available size

47.7Mb (2.9Mb) / 11.9in x 15.6in / 3571 x 4667 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bell Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan art Mongolian art Himalayan culture Mongolian culture vajra musical instrument percussion instrument idiophone religious rites ritual object late 18th century Mongolia place origin ceremonial object height 15.7 cm diameter 8.2 cm decorative metal bell sits smooth pale gray surface featuring dark bronze body ornate raised patterns relief bands vertical handle topped golden finial bell textured floral beaded motifs rounded surface narrower ribbed section leading handle shadow surface beneath .