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Bell

Miniature wind bell with internal thin leaf-shaped sheet of gilded iron. These small bells are usually suspended in pagoda temples and they chime when the pendant catches the wind.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.242.122 (Individual) clapper bells
  • Repository:Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum
  • Measurements:Height: 10mm; Diameter: 15mm