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Zheng with a hexagonal prism handle (Bronze duo bell)
Well preserved. Made of Bronze. Greyish green mixed with brown colour on the surface. The body of the bell is slim and long with a near-round cross-section. The mouth (yu) is curved. The body is quite thick and heavy. The hexagonal prism handle (yong) is solid in the middle. The top surface of the handle is quite big and is of a tea pot shape. The underside (wu) is round in shape. The whole body of 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:111.242.121 (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: 44.8cm, mid-body length: 24.0cm, horizontal diameter of the wu: 11.5cm, vertical diameter of the wu: 11.5cm, length of the xian: 26.8cm, distance between the two xian points: 13.6cm, distance between the two sides of the centre of the gu: 13.2cm, thickness of the middle of the gu: 0.7cm, length of the yong: 17.3cm, diameter of the top of the yong: 3.2cm, diameter of the bottom of the yong: 4.0cm, diameter of the top surface of the yong: 5.2cm. Weight: 5.9kg