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Object Number
991-12-60/15186
Display Title
One Undecorated Oval-Shaped Metal (Silver?) Bell, Slit through Lower Half
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description
One metal (silver?) bell, oval-shaped, slit through lower half, plain. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 2 cm. (?) x 1.8 cm. (?) x 1.6 cm. (diameter).
Inventory Description
Bell, silver, rounded, ridged center, slit opening
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Date
late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
China
Materials
Silver alloy, Silver?
Dimensions
Overall: 2 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (13/16 x 5/8 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Provenance
Collector
Sarah Pike Conger
(1898 - 1905)
Donor
Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell
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