Bell
Native Name:
Ghanta
Object Number:
32-47-5
Current Location:
Collections storage
Culture:
Tibetan
Provenience:
Tibet
Chamdo
Date Made:
19Th Century
Early Date:
1800
Late Date:
1899
Section:
Asian
Materials:
Silver
Brass
Iconography:
Human Head
Crown
Description:
Bell. Silver ornamented with brass. Relief ornamentation. Handle in form of crowned human head.
Credit Line:
Collected by Gordon Bowles
Other Number:
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition (12 Dec 1985 - 21 Oct 2012)
Bibliography:
[Catalogue] Lyons, Elizabeth and Heather Peters, Chang Ch'eng-mei, Gregory Possehl. 1985. Buddhism: History and Diversity of a Great Tradition. : Page/Fig./Plate: 37
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