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Object Number
37-30-60/2782
Display Title
Prayer bell of peh tung (white copper) - used in worship
Descriptions
Object Description
Prayer bell of Peh tung (white copper) - used in worship of certain Buddhist sects.
Inventory Description
Bell, raised design on vessel, clapper, crowned human face handle
Classification
- Percussion
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia
/
Tibet
Additional Geographic Terms
Tsang
Materials
Brass
Dimensions
Overall: 16 x 8.4 x 8.4 cm (6 5/16 x 3 5/16 x 3 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
37-30-60/2782, W-25, 25
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