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Bell-shaped ritual object (dotaku)
Bell-shaped ritual object (dotaku)

Bell-shaped ritual object (dotaku)

Date100-200 CE
PeriodYayoi period (300 BCE-250 CE)
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH. 24 1/2 in x W. 11 13/16 in x D. 9 1/2 in, H. 62.2 cm x W. 30 cm x D. 24.1 cm
Credit LineThe Avery Brundage Collection
Object numberB60B14+
DepartmentJapanese Art
ClassificationsMetal Arts
On View
On view
LocationGallery 25
Provenance Statement
Excavated in 1881 at Oiwayama, Koshinohara, Yasucho, Shiga-ken; sold to Shimotsuma Toyokichi (Kyo Trading Co., Kyoto) by  Z. Nakayama, Tenri city, Nara pref., July 27, 1960; sold to Brundage by Shimotsuma on August 10, 1960.