COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
mediaCollectionId
AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MMA_.89.4.154
amicoid
MMA_.89.4.154
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
aly
2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
oty
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
crc
Asian; Indian Sub-Continent; Indian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Northern India
crt
Northern India
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Ghanti (Hand Bell)
otn
Ghanti (Hand Bell)
Title
false
Title Type:
Object name
ott
Object name
Title Type
false
View:
Full View
rid
Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
second half of the 19th century
oct
second half of the 19th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1850
ocs
1850
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1899
oce
1899
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Brass
omd
Brass
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Idiophone/bell with clapper
clt
Idiophone/bell with clapper
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Diam. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
met
H. 12 in. (30.5 cm); Diam. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
oon
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
oop
New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
89.4.154
ooa
89.4.154
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
ooc
The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
The handle of this bell consists of a finely wrought figure of Hanuman, the famous monkey general who, in Hindu mythology, led the army that helped Rama rescue his wife, Sita, from Ravana. The body of the bell is richly engraved with additional figures and floral designs. Priests use ghanti of different sizes to worship and pay homage to a god. This worship may occur in a temple or privately at home before the household shrine.
cxd
<P>The handle of this bell consists of a finely wrought figure of Hanuman, the famous monkey general who, in Hindu mythology, led the army that helped Rama rescue his wife, Sita, from Ravana. The body of the bell is richly engraved with additional figures and floral designs. Priests use ghanti of different sizes to worship and pay homage to a god. This worship may occur in a temple or privately at home before the household shrine.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.mi89.4.154.R.tif
ril
MMA_.mi89.4.154.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false