A RARE LARGE BRONZE BELL, BO ZHONG
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
A RARE LARGE BRONZE BELL, BO ZHONG LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC Of lenticular section, the bell is unusually cast in thread relief with with rows of interlaced, angular serpent scroll alternating with rows of raised bosses cast with whorl motifs flanking a plain panel on both sides. The dragon scroll is repeated in the gu panel below, on the flat top, and on the scrolling bodies of the two addorsed dragons that form the elaborate, openwork handle. There is a small coiled dragon cast above the bottom rim on each side. 24¼ in. (61.6 cm.) high
A RARE LARGE BRONZE BELL, BO ZHONG
LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC
A RARE LARGE BRONZE BELL, BO ZHONG LATE SPRING AND AUTUMN PERIOD, 6TH-5TH CENTURY BC Of lenticular section, the bell is unusually cast in thread relief with with rows of interlaced, angular serpent scroll alternating with rows of raised bosses cast with whorl motifs flanking a plain panel on both sides. The dragon scroll is repeated in the gu panel below, on the flat top, and on the scrolling bodies of the two addorsed dragons that form the elaborate, openwork handle. There is a small coiled dragon cast above the bottom rim on each side. 24¼ in. (61.6 cm.) high
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