Bell Item Number: 2663/66 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bell of very light coloured brass with iron? clapper. Four bands of designs around bell. Bolted to top is a handle of brass shaped like one-half of a dorge. Lotus shaped band at mid-point. Cord, badly frayed, attaches interior ringer to bell.
Item History
- Made in Tibet
- Collected before 1947
- Owned by Mary Noble before August 22, 2005
- Received from Mary Noble (Donor) on August 22, 2005
What
- Name
- Bell
- Identification Number
- 2663/66
- Type of Item
- bell
- Material
- brass metal, iron metal ? and cotton fibre
- Overall
- height 19.0 cm, diameter 10.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tibetan
- Previous Owner
- Mary Noble
- Received from
- Mary Noble (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Tibet
When
- Collection Date
- before 1947
- Ownership Date
- before August 22, 2005
- Acquisition Date
- on August 22, 2005
Other
- Item Classes
- metalwork
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2663/0066