A SMALL GILT-BRONZE BELL

Lot 121
18.03.2025 00:00UTC +00:00
Classic
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUnited Kingdom, London
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ID 1387563
Lot 121 | A SMALL GILT-BRONZE BELL
Estimate value
$ 4 000 – 6 000
A SMALL GILT-BRONZE BELL
PROBABLY ASKA PERIOD (7TH CENTURY)
The oval bell finely cast and gilded, the bottom with a rectangular aperture revealing a ball inside
1.¼ in. (3.2 cm.) long




Provenance

Enmanji temple, Nara Prefecture by repute
Otsuki Bankei (1801-1878)
Previously sold in these rooms, 15 April 2016, lot 7
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