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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection CollectionChinese Collection Object numberNU60057-0 TitleBells for Flagpoles DescriptionBronze Bian Zhong (bell) and ten miniature bells of oval cross-section; with flared bottom and flat top; identical decoration cast on either side of the waist: 3 horizontal rows of 6 bosses, 3 on each side, alternating with bands of gui-kuei dragon motifs on the upper portion decorated with a pair of stylized dragons, back to back, in the middle with extended tails stretching in opposite directions; miniature bells fitted with clappers and decorated with lines and dots in geometrical pattern. Production placeChina Production periodBCE 475 - BCE 221, Warring States Object categoryBronze MaterialBronze Dimensions H: 4 cm W: 4 cm

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TitleBells for Flagpoles

DescriptionBronze Bian Zhong (bell) and ten miniature bells of oval cross-section; with flared bottom and flat top; identical decoration cast on either side of the waist: 3 horizontal rows of 6 bosses, 3 on each side, alternating with bands of gui-kuei dragon motifs on the upper portion decorated with a pair of stylized dragons, back to back, in the middle with extended tails stretching in opposite directions; miniature bells fitted with clappers and decorated with lines and dots in geometrical pattern.

Production placeChina

Production periodBCE 475 - BCE 221, Warring States

Object categoryBronze

MaterialBronze

Dimensions

H: 4 cm
W: 4 cm