Bell
51-46-159
From: India | Varanasi
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 51-46-159 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Indian |
| Provenience | India | Varanasi |
| Period | Modern |
| Date Made | 1800 - 1909 |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Brass |
| Technique | Incised |
| Iconography | Garuda |
| Description | Brass. Incised decoration with a tall narrow handle surmounted by a figure of garuda. Such bells are rung three times daily in the temples when offerings are made to the god. |
| Height | 30.16 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1951 |
| Other Number | 09-310 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number | L-238-159 - Old Loan Number | I957 - Seder Number | LE129 - Other Number |
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