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Xupu Dajiangkou Chunyu (Bronze drum with tiger figurine)
Preserved in good condition. Made of bronze, with light green patina on the surface. The drum is tall, large and heavy with an oval shaped cross-section. The body is hollow in the middle. The bottom surface is flat. The sides rise from the bottom edge straight up before swelling in a gourd-like shape. A cast tiger sits in the middle of the top surface, which is flat and in a oval shape. The tiger looks fat and sturdy with its head raised up and tail curled. There is ring-shaped decoration around the neck of the tiger.
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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: 55.6cm, height of the tiger figurine: 8.0cm, diameter of the top surface: 28.5-26.0cm, diameter around the shoulders: 34.5-29.6cm, diameter of the base: 21.8-19.4cm, weight: 11.9kg