LOT 610 A JAVANESE BRONZE ‘BULL’ TEMPLE BELL, 12th – 13th CENTURY
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A JAVANESE BRONZE ‘BULL’ TEMPLE BELL, 12th – 13th CENTURYJava, 12th – 13th century. The domed bell flaring towards the lip, surmounted by a handle rendered with a recumbent bull and concentric, Vajra-like ridges. The clapper cast separately and attached to a loop inside the bell. The bell works perfectly and when moved, it makes a beautiful and deep sound. Condition: Good, age-related condition with malachite patina and traces of use. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.Weight: 727 g Dimensions: 23 cmLiterature comparison: Compare a closely related Javanese bronze bell dated to the 11th century in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 30.87.2Auction result comparison: Compare with a related Javanese bronze bell but slightly later at Christie´s Amsterdam in Indian, Himalayan and Southeast Asian Art on 18 April 2005, lot 160, sold for EUR 2,400.
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