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Upright bell (nao)

商 青銅鐃|Upright bell (nao)

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Date
13th century BCE
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
H. 11 1/2 in. (29.2 cm); W. 7 5/16 in. (18.5 cm); L. 11 1/4 in. (28.6 cm); W. at shoulder 6 11/16 in. (17 cm); L. at shoulder 8 1/4 in. (21 cm)
Culture
China
Classification
Metalwork
Department
Asian Art
Gallery
207
Location
207
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1943

Description

Overview Upright bell (nao) China 13th century BCE On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 207 The nao type of bell is not suspended, but oriented upwards with its stem set into a socketed base. The unusual form of animal mask ornament suggests that this example was produced in the lower Yangzi River region of southeastern China.