Large Dong Son culture Bronze ritual bell from Vietnam, 1800 to 3000 years old

• Size: 33.5 x 20.5 x 16 cm (36 cm incl. stand)
• Vietnam, Dong Son, ca. 2nd century BC. This is a large cast bronze bell with a straight mouth and no clapper (none of this class of object has been found with a clapper). It has a high, narrow body surmounted by a bowl like handle. The mouth of the bell has carved geometric designs on the lower part of the bell. 
• The Dong Son (or Dongson, or Ðông Son) culture of north Vietnam long remained a mystery to western archaeologists, and it was known only through its bronze objects, many of which were taken from graves.
• These bells with no clapper continue to be mysterious objects, but artwork on bronze drums from the same period and culture suggest that the Dong Son were a musical culture.

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