Description
Bell, Vietnam, or Cambodia, Dong Son (2nd century BC - 2nd century AD) H. 58 cm. Copper alloy Oval in shape, the bell is decorated all over its body with horizontal rectangular registers containing two spirals joined together in very low relief Provenance: 2001-2022. Collection Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert Acquired from the Galerie Karim Grusenmeyer, Brussels References: A similar bell in size and decoration collected in Malaysia is held in the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1949-0715-1 Another bell, published by Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Buddhists, Hindus and Jains, In Search of Perfect Beauty, 2003, pp.4- 5.
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Bell, Vietnam, or Cambodia, Dong Son (2nd century BC - 2nd century AD) H. 58 cm. Copper alloy Oval in shape, the bell is decorated all over its body with horizontal rectangular registers containing two spirals joined together in very low relief Provenance: 2001-2022. Collection Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert Acquired from the Galerie Karim Grusenmeyer, Brussels References: A similar bell in size and decoration collected in Malaysia is held in the British Museum: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1949-0715-1 Another bell, published by Marcel Nies Oriental Art, Buddhists, Hindus and Jains, In Search of Perfect Beauty, 2003, pp.4- 5.
