Antique Bronze Temple Hand-Bell with Mythical Garuda and 2 Hanuman Monkey Gods

Antique Bronze Temple Bell with Winged Garuda and Hanumans

Size: 9 x 3 inches (23 x 7.5 cm). Weight: 1 lb 0 oz (456 grams)

This antique bronze hand bell was formerly used by a priest on ritual and ceremonial occasions. The rung note is a high seventh octave C7 (2106Hz).

The top of this bell features a plinth with 8 nagas, a winged praying Garuda in the centre flanked by 2 praying Hanuman monkey Gods. 

This bell was individually cast by the lost wax method and is therefore a unique one-off item.  It is in excellent structural condition, and the deity figures are remarkably well defined  for a bell of this age, but with some signs of minor wear and tear.   It dates from the 19th Century, and was sourced in Nepal.

Antique bronze Temple Bells of this type and quality are few and far between, and are highly prized by religious practitioners, shaman, yogis, healers and sound therapists, as well as bell collectors.

When you buy, handle, and ring this antique ritual bell you can be confident that it is a genuine and revered holy instrument that has played an important part in countless sacred rituals and ceremonies for at least 100 years. It is a fascinating and beautiful object in its own right, with the look and feel of antiquity…but perhaps more interestingly, when it is rung one can sense the spiritual energy, power and purpose with which it is imbued, and the present ineffably connects to the past.

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