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- Title
- Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
- Physical Description
- This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”
- Century
- 16th -17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century - 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1957/2.54
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 25.61475
- Primary Keywords
- bell
- bell (idiophone)
- bodhisattva
- bronze (metal)
- diamond vehicle
- faces
- Title
- Prayer Bell (Lontjeng) (One of a Pair)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java
- Physical Description
- This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”
- Century
- 16th-17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century - 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1957/2.53
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 25.57438
- Primary Keywords
- bell
- bell (idiophone)
- bodhisattva
- diamond vehicle
- faces
- figures
- st. mark
- Title
- Temple bell
- Artist
- Artist Unknown
- Physical Description
- Wood base for a temple bell.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.237D
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 21.44731
- Primary Keywords
- bell (idiophone)
- stand (support furniture)
- temple
- wood
- Title
- Durga, seated, with sixteen arms
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, South India
- Physical Description
- Durga sits with her legs in a half lotus position, crossed in front of her, but not interlaced. She has a narrow waist and rounded pointy breasts with broad shoulders. Her front two hands hold a rosary (also in a reassuring gesture) and a pot. Her other hands fan out around her. Reading clockwise, she carries a wide assortment of weapons, an arrow, sword, feather, club, discus, trident and [?] on her right and conch, bell, noose, trident, club?, shield, bow and a kapala (skull cup). She has large open eyes and a full mouth and nose. She wears jewelry including necklaces and shoulder loops, armlets, bracelets and large floral earrings. Her crown rest atop her head, but there are wing-like elements that fan out behind her ears. She sits on a squared base with stylized lotus petals over simpler moldings.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1981/2.59
- Medium and Support
- copper
- relevance
- rank 19.01831
- Primary Keywords
- arrow
- bell (idiophone)
- club (weapon)
- conch shell
- deity
- discus
- feather
- flower (plant)
- hindu
- hinduism
- jewelry
- rosary
- seated
- sword
- trident