Clapper bell (ling) with flange
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Object Details
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- Resound: Ancient Bells of China (October 14, 2017 - July 5, 2021)
- One Man’s Search for Ancient China: The Paul Singer Collection (January 19 to July 7, 2013)
- Selections from the Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art (August 20, 1999 to January 15, 2001)
- Credit Line
- The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; a joint gift of The Arthur M. Sackler Foundation, Paul Singer, the AMS Foundation for the Arts, Sciences, and Humanities, and the Children of Arthur M. Sackler
- Culture
- Erlitou culture, ca. 2000-1600 BCE
- ca. 1800-1600 B.C.E
- Accession Number
- S1999.120.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Musical Instrument
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (overall): 8.6 x 11.2 x 8.1 cm (3 3/8 x 4 7/16 x 3 3/16 in)
- Origin
- probably Yanshi, Henan province, China
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- casting
- metal
- bronze
- Shang dynasty (ca. 1600 - ca. 1050 BCE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- The Dr. Paul Singer Collection of Chinese Art of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution
- Record ID
- fsg_S1999.120.16
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a2710c5b-2761-4d19-b53d-5c4d0ad3af66
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