Art Institute of Chicago
Bell (Duo)
China
- Date
- Eastern Zhou dynasty, Warring States period (480–221 BCE), 4th century BCE
- Medium
- Bronze inlaid with gold
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Arts of Asia
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
This small bell was designed with a clapper of bronze or bone (now lost) that was suspended from the short, hollow shank. It may have been used as a handbell to convey signals in military maneuvers. Much of its finely cast decoration—intertwined snakes and densely textured curls—is now camouflaged by surface corrosion. Traces of delicate gold-wire scrollwork are still visible near the rim. A diamond-like pattern with curvilinear motifs decorates the interior.
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- Object type
- AAT300411641
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