Unfinished cast bell with petal-like patterns on topside and down the sides, with a patterned band at the base. [LKG 04/01/2010]

Collection type: Object
Description: Unfinished cast bell with petal-like patterns on topside and down the sides, with a patterned band at the base. [LKG 04/01/2010]
Long description: Unfinished cast bell with petal-like patterns on topside and down the sides, with a patterned band at the base. The bell is a dull grey-gold in colour and has a short length of tube attached vertically to its top. The interior walls of the bell have been decorated with indented panels. A piece of paper has been ahdered to the interior wall of the bell. Around this paper there are strong traces of green corrosion. [LKG 04/01/2010]
Geographical reference: Tibet
Asia > Eastern Asia > Tibet; India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Assam Northern Lakhimpur
Person: Field collector Henry Balfour; PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1945
Date collected: ? 1922 ? 1923
Acquisition information: Donated: Donated, uncertain Found unentered: 1945
Materials and processes: Material Metal, Material Paper Plant, Process Cast, Process Perforated, Process Inscribed
Dimensions: Diameter: max 49 mm, Height 60 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1945.10.171

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