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Dung Chen

Dung chen, long conical trumpet of copper, with five brass rings and scrollwork brass bands, brass bell garland with scroll pattern, two brass squares with rings near the bell, mouthpiece of brass. In three sections, collapsible.

  • Date:
    c. 1934
  • Maker:
    Anonymous
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Tibet, Ghoom, Guru Gompa Monastery
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  • Materials:Copper;Metal;Brass
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 3010 mm Max Diam [bell] = 245 mm