Handbell

anonymous, 930 - 1600

Priest's bell Crowned with a mythical snake (naga) Indonesia, East Java 13th - 14th century Bronze Given by Mr and Mrs Oorthuys-Lutjens

  • Artwork typejingle, percussion instrument, musical instrument, bell (idiophone), handbell
  • Object numberAK-MAK-1414
  • Dimensionsheight 18.5 cm x diameter 9.2 cm

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Identification

  • Title(s)

    Handbell

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-MAK-1414

  • Description

    Priesterschel met naga-figuur als topstuk.

Creation

  • Creation

    bronze caster: anonymous, Indonesia

  • Dating

    930 - 1600

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 18.5 cm x diameter 9.2 cm

Acquisition and rights

  • Credit line

    On loan from the Royal Asian Art Society in The Netherlands (gift of C. Oorthuys-Lutjens, 1988)

  • Copyright

    Public domain

  • Provenance

    …; donated by Mr and Mrs C. Oorthuys-Lutjens, Baak, to the Vereniging van Vrienden der Aziatische Kunst, 1988;{Note RMA.} from whom on loan to the museum, 1988

Documentation

  • Pauline Lunsingh Scheurleer, 'Een handbel bekroond door een cobra, Aziatische Kunst 38 (2008), nr. 3, p. 31-36.

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