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Object Number 31-49-60/D3818
Display Title Bell
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bell, stamped design on vessel, metal clapper, crowned face handle
Classification
  • Percussion
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China / Szechuan Province
Materials Metal
Dimensions Overall: 17 x 8.8 x 8.9 cm (6 11/16 x 3 7/16 x 3 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D3818

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