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Miniature Bell
Miniature Bell

Miniature Bell

Date960-1279
Object number52.130
Credit LineThomas D. Stimson Memorial Collection
Dimensions3 3/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 5/8 in. (8.6 x 4.8 x 4.2 cm) Overall h.: 4 7/8 in.
MediumBronze
Bronze Bell; type zhung
Chinese
early 6th-mid 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 49.62
Zhong (suspension bell)
Chinese
5th - 3rd century B.C.
Object number: 40.12
Chinese
1st millennium B.C.
Object number: 50.130
Chinese
10th century - early 8th century B.C.
Object number: 47.124
Bo zhong (suspended bell)
Chinese
771-221 B.C.
Object number: 87.43
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Chinese
early 8th century
Object number: 38.12
Temple Bell
Thai
13th-18th century
Object number: 68.9
Bell
Japanese
1st - 3rd century
Object number: 51.104
Photo: Susan A. Cole
Japanese
12 - 13th century
Object number: 49.237
"Ghanta"; bell
ca. 8th century - 9th century
Object number: 54.52
Bell
Italian (Genoa)
late 15th century
Object number: 56.206
Bell surmounted by an animal
18th century
Object number: 68.52