Dōtaku (Bronze Bell), 銅鐸, Yayoi period (ca. 300 – 300), 1st–2nd century, Japan, Bronze, H. 43 1/2 in. ( cm

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Dōtaku (Bronze Bell), 銅鐸, Yayoi period (ca. 300 – 300), 1st–2nd century, Japan, Bronze, H. 43 1/2 in. ( cm), Metalwork, Produced during the late Yayoi period, the distinctive Japanese bronze bells known as dōtaku are thought to derive from earlier, smaller Korean examples that adorned horses and other domesticated animals

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