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This decorated table bell, with clapper, sits on an extravagantly designed three legged stand. The bell handle features a young boy holding a violet colored glass ball on his head. The stand is decorated with pine cones and quatrefoil, symbols of long life and good fortune.
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Title: Handbell
Date: 19th century (?)
Geography: Russia
Culture: Russian
Medium: Brass
Dimensions: H. 18 cm, Diam. 6.9 cm, Wt. 587 g
Classification: Idiophone-Struck-bell-clapper
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2171a, b
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