THREE BRONZE GRADUATED BELLS, LING OR NIUZHONG
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY BC
THREE BRONZE GRADUATED BELLS, LING OR NIUZHONG WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY BC The clapperless bells are in graduated sizes, and each is of lenticular section and has an arched lower rim on two sides. The sides are cast in thread relief with a panel of conforming outline that encloses two addorsed dragons with compressed, and vertically arranged, scrolled bodies separated by a center line. The flat top has a central aperture below a faceted, arched suspension loop. Each bell has a mottled green surface. 5¼, 5 7/8 and 7¼ in. (13.3, 15, and 18.4 cm.) high, metal stand (3)
THREE BRONZE GRADUATED BELLS, LING OR NIUZHONG
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY BC
THREE BRONZE GRADUATED BELLS, LING OR NIUZHONG WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY BC The clapperless bells are in graduated sizes, and each is of lenticular section and has an arched lower rim on two sides. The sides are cast in thread relief with a panel of conforming outline that encloses two addorsed dragons with compressed, and vertically arranged, scrolled bodies separated by a center line. The flat top has a central aperture below a faceted, arched suspension loop. Each bell has a mottled green surface. 5¼, 5 7/8 and 7¼ in. (13.3, 15, and 18.4 cm.) high, metal stand (3)
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