Detail View: The AMICA Library: Ritual bell
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AMICA ID:
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MIA_.97.81
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Name:
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artist unknown
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Name-CRT:
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artist unknown
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Title:
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Ritual bell
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View:
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Front
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Creation Date:
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late 6th century B.C. - 5th century B.C.
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Creation Start Date:
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-533
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Creation End Date:
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-500
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Materials and Techniques:
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bronze
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Classification Term:
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Bronze
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Dimensions:
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H.24-5/8 x W.18-1/8 x D.14 in.
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Component Measured:
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overall
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Measurement Unit:
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in
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
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Owner Location:
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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ID Number:
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97.81
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton
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Rights:
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Context:
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Cast on each side with eighteen bosses formed by coiled snakes, this massive bell was originally part of a graduated set buried with its owner. These instruments were hung on a wooden frame and rung with a long-handled wooden hammer in accompaniment to singers performing ceremonial songs and ballads at the feudal courts. The largest and most elaborate bronze bells date from the late Western Chou period and are a tribute to the technical abilities of the ancient artisans to pour large scale, finely detailed castings. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MIA_.14034c.tif
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