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Zhong with Thin-lined Pattern (Bronze bell with studs)
Well preserved. Brown colour on the surface. The body of the bell is shaped like a combined pair of tiles. Multiple thin lines in low relief are used as frames to define the central panel, the studs and the gu. The upper surface (wu) is flat and the two xian points are straight. There are 36 studs of two-tier columnar shape on the body of the bell. The mouth (yu) is curved. The tubular handle (yong) has a lug (xuanchong) that is shaped like a rope. The areas (zhuan) between the studs and the middle of the gu are decorated with thin-lined cloud patterns. This type of design is rarely seen.
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Western Zhou dynasty - Maker:
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Hunan Museum - Inventory number:
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China - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.242.121 (Individual) suspended bells struck from the outside
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- Materials:Bronze
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.242.121 (Individual) suspended bells struck from the outside
- Repository:Hunan Museum
- Measurements:Total height: 28.0cm, horizontal diameter of the wu: 11.8cm, distance between the two xian points: 4.8cm, thickness of the middle of the gu: 0.7cm, length of the yong: 9.9cm, vertical diameter of the wu: 10.8cm, distance between the two sides of the centre of the gu: 12.0cm, height of each stud: 1.3cm, diameter of the yong: 3.0-3.6cm, mid-body length: 15.0cm, length of the xian: 17.6cm, weight: 3.3kg