Louise Termignon
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Lot 14
CLOCHE RITUELLE EN BRONZE Indonésie, Java, XIe siècle
12 December 2025, 11:00 CET
Paris, Avenue Hoche€1,500 - €2,000
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CLOCHE RITUELLE EN BRONZE
Indonésie, Java, XIe siècle
A BRONZE RITUAL HANDBELL
Indonesia, Java, 11th century
18 cm (7 1/8 in.) high
A BRONZE RITUAL HANDBELL
Indonesia, Java, 11th century
18 cm (7 1/8 in.) high
Footnotes
Cast with a domed body recalling the form of a stupa, surmounted by a vajra-shaped handle topped with a dharmachakra wheel and projecting hook. A lotus petal motif encircles the dome and rim. The original clapper, cast separately, remains attached by wire. Such ghanta were central to Buddhist ritual, and commonly paired with the vajra. This example reflects the flourishing of Buddhism in Java prior to the spread of Islam in the 13th–14th centuries. Handbells of the same period and style are held at the Rijksmuseum Volkenkunde, Leiden (RV-1403-1649) and at the Metropolitan Musuem of Art, New York (30.87.6).
Provenance
Planchard, Brussels, 1989.
Private Collection, Belgium, acquired from the above (recorded in a 1989 insurance document);
Thence by descent.
印度尼西亞 爪哇 十一世紀 銅鈴
來源
Planchard，布魯塞爾，1989 年
比利時私人收藏，購於上者（記錄於1989年保險文件）
後由家族傳承