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Decorated Base of Bell

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark green metal bell base with rounded bottom, thick middle, and small protrusion on top with sharp points. The middle features two horizontal decorative lines encircling the bell with the top line consisting of small circles and the bottom line containing ovals and lines. Below the bottom line are raised leaf-like designs enclosed within upside-down U-shapes. More leaf-like designs are on the bottom section. There are additional decorative lines on the protrusion. Decorated Base of Bell by the artist.

Artwork details

Date:
10th–11th century(?)
Medium:
Bronze
Culture:
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions:
522 × 624 px
Museum record:
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