Hollow shaft bell (nao) with spirals
Object Details
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- Resound: Ancient Bells of China (October 14, 2017 - July 5, 2021)
- In Praise of Ancestors: Ritual Objects from China (September 28, 1987 to January 1, 1989)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
- ca. 1050-900 BCE
- Period
- Western Zhou dynasty
- Accession Number
- S1987.278
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Musical Instrument
- Medium
- Bronze
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 32.4 x 19.7 x 14.2 cm (12 3/4 x 7 3/4 x 5 9/16 in)
- Origin
- Yangzi River valley, 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
- Western Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050 - 771 BCE)
- China
- Chinese Art
- Record ID
- fsg_S1987.278
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Usage conditions apply
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye334f15c07-c69f-4a3d-9377-8ca95ca57862
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