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Ritual bell with archaistic design, note guxi

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The bronze ritual bell has a cylindrical handle on top. The bell body is wider than the handle. The bell body is adorned with 16 protruding, cylindrical objects. The bell displays an archaistic design with intricate etchings covering its surface and is made of a bronze material with a golden hue. A note on the bell indicates it produces the note G.

Artwork details

Date:
1761
Medium:
Gilt copper alloy
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
459 × 625 px
Museum record:
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