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THE FIRST BELL WITH 15TH CENTURY HANDLE, THE BELLS AND BOX 18TH/19TH CENTURY
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Two Tibetan bronze ghanta (bells) and a Nepalese circular box and cover
The first bell with 15th Century handle, the bells and box 18th/19th Century
A composite bell of grey metal cast with beaded festoons suspending from lion masks and between rows of vajra's, one moulded to the interior in relief with the symbols Aum ah Hum, the handles separately cast with a crowned head surmounted by a four and eight-pronged handle, 21 cm. and 19.5 cm. high; and a copper-gilt circular box and cover moulded in relief with Durga, on a ground of incised scrollwork and embellished with inlays, 21 cm. diam. (3)
The first bell with 15th Century handle, the bells and box 18th/19th Century
A composite bell of grey metal cast with beaded festoons suspending from lion masks and between rows of vajra's, one moulded to the interior in relief with the symbols Aum ah Hum, the handles separately cast with a crowned head surmounted by a four and eight-pronged handle, 21 cm. and 19.5 cm. high; and a copper-gilt circular box and cover moulded in relief with Durga, on a ground of incised scrollwork and embellished with inlays, 21 cm. diam. (3)
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