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A set of nine early bronze hanging bells, ling
Liao dynasty
Cast in graduating sizes to sound different tones, the hollow oblong
globular bells with a raised horizontal ridge, the top surmounted by
a circular ring handle, the base with a pierced rectangular opening
revealing a spherical metal clapper, three of them gilt.
The largest 7.3cm diam. (9).
HK$80,000 - 120,000
US$10,000 - 15,000
遼 青銅馬鈴一套九組
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An archaic bronze circular drum cover and four circular finials
Liao / Song dynasty
The circular instrument with flattened top, decorated in layers of double
concentric rings in raised bosses, all within a grooved ridge ending in a
high rim; together with four bulbous semi-spherical finials.
The drum cover 32.3cm diam. (5).
HK$60,000 - 80,000
US$7,700 - 10,000
遼/宋 青銅鼓形圓盤帶四青銅小杯

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