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Subject:Indonesian Javan ? temple bell
Posted By: daniels Tue, Sep 30, 2014 IP: 82.174.227.120

Hello,
could this be a realy old bell, or is it just a replica of an old bell ?
The hight is 25 cms.
On top of the bell there is a trident.
The god in the middle has 3 heads, Shiva ?
I found some very old BRONZE javan bells, that are shaped alike, and the have the same decorations.
My bell is silvered i think, and there is a shine of copper under the silver coulor.
How old could my bell be, and what country is it from ?
Thank you !








Subject:Re: Indonesian Javan ? temple bell
Posted By: Rémy DOUKHAN Wed, Oct 08, 2014

It is a javanese buddhist bell(sanskrit:ghanta).It seems a modern copy of an old model. R.D.


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