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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTION
A FINELY CAST BRONZE BELL, BO
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
Details
A FINELY CAST BRONZE BELL, BO
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
The bo is cast on each side with alternating bands of bosses formed by coiled serpents and bands of dense scrolls on either side of a field of smilar scrolls, all above a section of stylized dragon scroll. The top is surmounted by an inverted U-shaped handle supported on a pair of mythical beasts with backward-turned heads.
8 7/8 in. (22 cm.) high
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
The bo is cast on each side with alternating bands of bosses formed by coiled serpents and bands of dense scrolls on either side of a field of smilar scrolls, all above a section of stylized dragon scroll. The top is surmounted by an inverted U-shaped handle supported on a pair of mythical beasts with backward-turned heads.
8 7/8 in. (22 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in Hong Kong, 1992.
Brought to you by
Olivia Hamilton