A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL BELL, YONGZHONG
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL BELL, YONGZHONG LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC The heavily cast bell is of lenticular section and is decorated on each side with a panel containing three rows of projecting bosses alternating with two rows of angular S-shaped dragons, all within narrow raised borders. Related dragon scrolls are cast on the top, and the solid shank is encircled by a round collar with a projecting loop handle cast with an animal mask. The bell has a dark brown patina and areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation. 11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high, wood stand
A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL BELL, YONGZHONG
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL BELL, YONGZHONG LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC The heavily cast bell is of lenticular section and is decorated on each side with a panel containing three rows of projecting bosses alternating with two rows of angular S-shaped dragons, all within narrow raised borders. Related dragon scrolls are cast on the top, and the solid shank is encircled by a round collar with a projecting loop handle cast with an animal mask. The bell has a dark brown patina and areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation. 11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high, wood stand
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