A LATE CENTRAL JAVANESE STYLE, BRONZE HAND-BELL, the lower part of the stupa-shaped body moulded with a horizontal band of linked vajras, swaying tassels above and terminating in a double lotus border, surmounted by a grip, moulded with several bands of lotuses, supporting a five-pronged half-vajra, each curved prong issuing from a makara-head, green patina, 9th Century

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A LATE CENTRAL JAVANESE STYLE, BRONZE HAND-BELL, the lower part of the stupa-shaped body moulded with a horizontal band of linked vajras, swaying tassels above and terminating in a double lotus border, surmounted by a grip, moulded with several bands of lotuses, supporting a five-pronged half-vajra, each curved prong issuing from a makara-head, green patina, 9th Century
14 cm high

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