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Object Number 991-12-60/15185B
Display Title Two Metal Bells with Designs (Four Chinese Characters) in Relief on Each Bell
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Two metal bells with designs in relief. Designs include four Chinese characters on each bell. (a) <transliteration> ("Remembrance of King") and <transliteration> ("The Prosperity of King"); (b) <transliteration> ("The Supremacy of King") and <transliteration> ("The Eternity of King"). <transliteration> (Chinese name). (a) 3 cm. (?) x 2.3 cm. (?) x 3.5 cm. (?); (b) 2.3 cm. (?) x 1.9 cm. (?) x 2.7 cm. (?).
Inventory Description Bell, cast metal, tiger face in relief
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 2.8 x 2.4 x 2 cm (1 1/8 x 15/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object Four Chinese characters in designs on each bell
Provenance
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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