Dōtaku ( 銅鐸 )

1st century BC

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 684

Archeological bells like this were made in Japan during the Yayoi period (250 BC-250 AD). They have been excavated in the western half of the main island and are thought to have served a ritual purpose.

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Title: Dōtaku ( 銅鐸 )
Date: 1st century BC
Geography: Japan
Culture: Japanese
Medium: Leaded bronze (arsenic present)
Dimensions: 18 7/8 × 8 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (48 × 20.7 × 11.4 cm)
Classification: Idiophone-Struck-bell-without clapper
Credit Line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Object Number: 89.4.2002
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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