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Bell (bo) with felines and dragons; probably from a set of four

Medium:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H x W x D: 41 x 31 x 24.4 cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/16 x 9 5/8 in)
Type:
Musical Instrument
Origin:
Houma foundry, Shanxi province, China
Date:
ca. 550-500 BCE
Period:
Eastern Zhou dynasty, late Spring and Autumn period
Topic:
casting  Search this
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bronze  Search this
dragon  Search this
Eastern Zhou dynasty (770 - 221 BCE)  Search this
Spring and Autumn period (770 - 476 BCE)  Search this
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China  Search this
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Credit Line:
Gift of Arthur M. Sackler
Accession Number:
S1987.287
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3a9fd1f84-035e-44a9-a5d6-cc7b72e6298f
EDAN-URL:
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