Bel

anonymous, 930 - 1600

Olifanten- of koeienbel, brons, bekroond door lotuskussen met daarop rechtopstaande lotusbladen, om een cilinder gegroepeerd.

  • Artwork typejingle, animal bell, percussion instrument, musical instrument, bell (idiophone)
  • Object numberAK-MAK-273
  • Dimensionsheight 11.2 cm x width 10.5 cm x depth 8.3 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Bel

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-273

  • Description

    Olifanten- of koeienbel, brons, bekroond door lotuskussen met daarop rechtopstaande lotusbladen, om een cilinder gegroepeerd.

Creation

  • Creation

    bronze caster: anonymous, Indonesia

  • Dating

    930 - 1600

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 11.2 cm x width 10.5 cm x depth 8.3 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of Herman Visser, 1927)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by the dealer A. Vecht to Dr Herman Floris Eduard Visser;{Note RMA.} by whom donated to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1927;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1972

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