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Bell
Clapper bell for a temple or shrine. The handle is in the form of the figures of the god Rama and Hanuman. The body of the bell is engraved with a frieze of human and monkey figures and plants, with circles of lotus petals below the handle and at the lower edge. The clapper has a ring at the lower end for the attachment of a cord.
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20th century - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Rajasthan - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:111.242.122 (Individual) clapper bells
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:111.242.122 (Individual) clapper bells
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 210 mm x 131 mm