Animal head chime

[Beast head chime]

Beast head chime (6 pieces), in the late Warring States period, 27.6 cm long, 6.7 cm wide, and 1.15 kg in weight; 23.2 cm in length, 5.8 cm in width and 0.83 kg in weight; 22 cm in length, 5.5 cm in width and 0.8 kg in weight; 19.8 cm in length, 5.3 cm in width and 0.65 kg in weight; 18 cm in length, 5 cm in width and 0.5 kg in weight; It is 15 cm long, 4.1 cm wide and weighs 0.3 kg
Chime is a percussion instrument in ancient China, mostly made of stone. The stone chimes found at the Taosi site in Xiangfen, Shanxi Province are the earliest physical materials found so far. There are many kinds of stone, jade and bronze chimes in the Shang Dynasty, and there are chimes, usually three in a group. By the Warring States Period, the chime making technique had reached a high level
Chimes are made up of several chimes arranged in a group. Each chime emits different sounds and can play music. In court music or grand ceremonies, chimes and bells are played in close coordination, and their sound effect is “as close as the bell sounds bright, as far as the chime sounds bright”
This set of bronze chimes consists of six pieces, all of which are in the shape of a wide flat bar folded in the middle, one end of which is decorated with an animal head, and has a round hole.