Nao with Cloud Pattern (Bronze bell with conical studs)

Well preserved. Made of bronze. The colour is brown. The body has green patina. The body of the bell is long and thin, and is shaped like a combined pair of tiles. The underside (wu) is flat and the two xian points are straight. The tubular rod named yong (handle) is short, hollow in the middle and is connected to the body. The cross-section of the yong is round in shape. The yong has a raised collar (xuan), which does not have a lug (xuanchong) attached for hanging the bell. The body of the bell is trapezium shaped when view from the front. The mouth (yu) is slightly curved. There are 36 studs of two-tiered cone shape with flat tips. The height of the studs has been raised, changing them towards a column shape. Cloud patterns formed by thin raised lines are the main designs on the body of the instrument. The patterns decorating the middle of the gu are not clear. The animal faces on the xuan are simplified, with only 4 studs remaining. Near the conical studs, there is a small square that is not decorated with cloud patterns.