Caption

Bell, Tibetan Buddhist art, Himalayan art, Mongolian art, Himalayan culture, Mongolian culture, vajras, 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 metal bell lies on its side showing its interior and a decorative handle, with a dark metallic clapper resting inside; the bell and handle display a mix of brass and bronze tones with darker brown patina and subtle wear, and the background and surface are shades of pale gray.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A27_220

License type

Rights managed

Available size

40.1Mb (2.1Mb) / 12.5in x 12.5in / 3744 x 3744 (300dpi)

Keywords

Bell Tibetan Buddhist art Himalayan art Mongolian art Himalayan culture Mongolian culture vajras 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 metal bell lies side showing interior decorative handle dark metallic clapper resting inside bell handle display mix brass bronze tones darker brown patina subtle wear background surface shades pale gray.