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During the Eastern Zhou period, graduated sets of bronze bells became an important adjunct to courtly ceremonies as well as a mark of elite status. This pottery imitation was undoubtedly part of a set intended for burial to provide the tomb occupant with music in the afterlife.
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東周 陶甬鐘
Title: Model of a bell (Yong Zhong)
Period: Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE)
Date: 5th century BCE
Culture: China
Medium: Earthenware
Dimensions: H. 14 in. (35.6 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber through the Live Oak Foundation, 1988
Accession Number: 1988.20.8
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