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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF CHARLES AND MARGOT NESBITT, OKLAHOMA CITY
A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL BELL, YONGZHONG
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
Details
A SMALL BRONZE RITUAL BELL, YONGZHONG
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
The heavily cast bell is of lenticular section and is decorated on each side with a panel containing three rows of projecting bosses alternating with two rows of angular S-shaped dragons, all within narrow raised borders. Related dragon scrolls are cast on the top, and the solid shank is encircled by a round collar with a projecting loop handle cast with an animal mask. The bell has a dark brown patina and areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation.
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high, wood stand
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
The heavily cast bell is of lenticular section and is decorated on each side with a panel containing three rows of projecting bosses alternating with two rows of angular S-shaped dragons, all within narrow raised borders. Related dragon scrolls are cast on the top, and the solid shank is encircled by a round collar with a projecting loop handle cast with an animal mask. The bell has a dark brown patina and areas of malachite and cuprite encrustation.
11¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high, wood stand
Provenance
Private collection, Oklahoma City, acquired in Georgia in 1982.
Brought to you by
Michael Bass