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Monday, October 7, 2013

Bo bell


Bronze bo bell, China, Shaanxi, Eastern Zhou, 5th Century BC 
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This bronze bell is known as a bo. It has a handle in the shape of two dragons. It is played with a hammer and plays two different notes depending on where it is struck.
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Probably this is the component of a Bianzhong (simplified Chinese: 编钟; traditional Chinese: 編鐘), an ancient Chinese musical instrument consisting of a set of bronze bells. Below the Bianzhong of the Marquis Yi of Zeng.


Thanks Spiritia, Wikipedia