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Duo with Lattice Pattern (Bronze bell)
Generally well preserved. The wooden shank and clapper are lost. The surface is broken and has a small hole. Made of bronze, with green patina on the surface. The body of the bell is quite thin and long, and is shaped like a combined pair of tiles. The thickness of the bell is quite thin. The mouth (yu) is slightly curved. The rectangular shank (qiong) is very short. It is hollow in the middle and is connected to the inside of the body. The body of the bell is decorated with two groups of patterns: lattice patterns and dots.
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Warring States period - Maker:
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Hunan Museum - Inventory number:
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China - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.242 Bells
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- Materials:Bronze
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.242 Bells
- Repository:Hunan Museum
- Measurements:Total height: 8.5cm, height of qiong: 1.1cm, length of qiong: 1.8cm, width of qiong: 1.6cm, mid-body length: 5.8cm, horizontal diameter of the wu: 4.5cm, vertical diameter of the wu: 2.9cm, length of the xian: 7.4cm, distance between the two xian points: 6.4cm, distance between the two sides of the centre of the gu: 4.1cm, thickness of the middle of the gu: 0.2cm, weight: 0.13kg