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Its' shape and the animal standing on one side towards the top indicate that this exquisitely cast bell once adorned an elephant. Indian elephants, also native to mainland Southeast Asia, were used for transportation and treasured for their ivory.
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Title: Elephant Bell with Miniature Elephant
Period: Late period
Date: ca. 300 BCE–200 CE
Culture: Thailand (Ban Chiang)
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H. 9 1/16 in. (23 cm)
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Samuel Eilenberg Collection, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg, 1998
Object Number: 2000.284.52
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