Ghanti (Hand Bell)

COLLECTION NAME:

The AMICA Library

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AMICO~1~1

The AMICA Library

Collection

true

AMICA ID:

MMA_.89.4.154

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MMA_.89.4.154

AMICA ID

false

AMICA Library Year:

2000

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2000

AMICA Library Year

false

Object Type:

Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects

Object Type

false

Creator Nationality:

Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian

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Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian

Creator Nationality

false

Creator Name-CRT:

Northern India

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Northern India

Creator Name-CRT

false

Title:

Ghanti (Hand Bell)

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Ghanti (Hand Bell)

Title

false

Title Type:

Object name

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Object name

Title Type

false

View:

Full View

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Full View

View

false

Creation Date:

second half of the 19th century

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second half of the 19th century

Creation Date

false

Creation Start Date:

1850

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1850

Creation Start Date

false

Creation End Date:

1899

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1899

Creation End Date

false

Materials and Techniques:

Brass

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Brass

Materials and Techniques

false

Classification Term:

Idiophone/bell with clapper

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Idiophone/bell with clapper

Classification Term

false

Dimensions:

H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Diam. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)

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H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Diam. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)

Dimensions

false

AMICA Contributor:

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

AMICA Contributor

false

Owner Location:

New York, New York, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Owner Location

false

ID Number:

89.4.154

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89.4.154

ID Number

false

Credit Line:

The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

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The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889

Credit Line

false

Rights:

http://www.metmuseum.org/

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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>

Rights

false

Context:

The handle of this bell consists of a finely wrought figure of Hanuman, the famous monkey general who, in Hindu mythology, led the army that helped Rama rescue his wife, Sita, from Ravana. The body of the bell is richly engraved with additional figures and floral designs. Priests use ghanti of different sizes to worship and pay homage to a god. This worship may occur in a temple or privately at home before the household shrine.

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<P>The handle of this bell consists of a finely wrought figure of Hanuman, the famous monkey general who, in Hindu mythology, led the army that helped Rama rescue his wife, Sita, from Ravana. The body of the bell is richly engraved with additional figures and floral designs. Priests use ghanti of different sizes to worship and pay homage to a god. This worship may occur in a temple or privately at home before the household shrine.</P>

Context

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