| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Allahabad Museum, Allahabad |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | NM-ALH-UP-116926 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Hanging bells |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Metal Object - धातु के वस्तु |
| Dynasty /वंश | |
| Period / तारीख/युग | |
| Style / शैली | |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | |
| Material / सामग्री | Sapphire - नीलम |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
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| Length(cm) / लंबाई | |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | |
| Weight(gm) / भार | |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | 34.3 cm ht. |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | This object with hanging bells certainly had a religious purpose, most probably of a bell itself in a shrine. It is decorated with tiny figures of deities, demons, birds and animals, shown at different levels. A three faced and four armed deity is shown seated on a lotus seat at the finial of the ring, meant to hold the bell object. A level below, on two sides of the ring, two peacocks are shown seated on flowery branches issuing up. At the base of the ring, two demonic faces are depicted. The upper sphere of the bell, below the neck is also decorated with demonic faces and base of the lower sphere has rows of animals . The bell has traces of paints at several places. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | |
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