Chime bell with coiling dragon pattern, Warring States period (475-221 BCE)

Time bell with colling drag pattern, Warring States period (475-221 BCE)

• Image Number:K1A001848N000000000PAE
• Dynamy:Warring States period
• Category:Bronzes
• Function:Ritual vessels, musical instruments
Mat Serial:Mineral/metal/bronze
• Description:
  Tile shaped oblate, Curved mouth, flat ring button, 18 coiled snakes on both sides. The button is decorated with a shell pattern, and the base is two chi shaped patterns. The dance department has two small rectangular perforations. Between the dance part and the seal character, there are intermittent patterns of scattered cobras. The 47 names on page 36 of “Ancient Classic of Western Qing Dynasty” are “Han Silkworm Pattern Bell”, which should be based on this. The drum part is decorated with animal face. The ornamentation is very similar to the Bianzhong (1:15-1:23) unearthed from Tomb 1, Shanbiao Town, Huixian County, Henan Province, and can be used for reference