LOT 229 A BRONZE SLIT BELL
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A BRONZE SLIT BELL, JAVA, INDONESIA, CIRCA 13TH CENTURY, of faceted, slightly bulbous cylindrical form, a long rectangular opening on one side, makara finial at the top with suspension loop, 20.5cm high Provenance: Collection of a deceased diplomat, thence by descent As Jan Fontein indicates, this type of bronze bell or drum was based on original much larger wooden versions widely used in the region (for an example from New Guinea, see lot 267 in this sale). There are two similar, but larger bronze examples in museums in Amsterdam and Jakarta, see Fontein 1990, nos.100 & 101.
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