商 青銅鐃, Bell (Nao), Shang dynasty (ca. 1500–1046 ), China, Bronze, H. 11 1/2 in. ( cm); W. 7 5/16 in. ( cm); L. 11 1

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商 青銅鐃, Bell (Nao), Shang dynasty (ca. 1500–1046 ), China, Bronze, H. 11 1/2 in. ( cm); W. 7 5/16 in. ( cm); L. 11 1/4 in. ( cm); W. at shoulder 6 11/16 in. (17 cm); L. at shoulder 8 1/4 in. (21 cm), Metalwork, 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

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