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Duo with a Plain Design (Bronze bell)
Generally well preserved. The wooden shank and clapper are lost. The two xian points are slightly broken. Made of bronze. There is rust and corrosion on the surface, which is grey-green in colour. The body of the bell is short and wide, and is shaped like a combined pair of tiles. The upper surface (wu) is flat and the two xian points are straight. The bell is thin and light. The mouth (yu) is nearly flat. The rectangular shank (qiong) is hollow in the middle and is connected to the inside of the body. The bell has a plain design.
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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: 6.5cm, height of qiong: 1.2cm, length of qiong: 2.1cm, width of qiong: 1.8cm, vertical diameter of the wu: 3.8cm, horizontal diameter of the wu: 4.8cm, mid-body length: 4.8cm, length of the xian: 5.2cm, distance between the two xian points: 6.0cm, distance between the two sides of the centre of the gu: 5.0cm, thickness of the middle of the gu: 0.3cm, weight: 0.1kg