Exceptional & Rare Large 9 ½” Antique Remuna-Lingam Singing Bowl – Low A2 & E4

Large Antique Remuna-Lingam. A2 & E4 (Third Eye & Solar Plexus Chakras)

Weight 1.07 kilos (2 lb 5 oz). Size 24 x 12.5 cm (9 ½ x 5 inches)

This beautiful singing bowl is a treasure and one of my all-time personal favourites!  It is a very rare and exceptionally large antique Remuna-Lingam with an incredibly low second octave A2 (107Hz) fundamental when struck with a padded mallet.  Second octave notes are few and far between and A2 is particularly uncommon in any bowl type.  This bowl’s rim note is a lovely middle E4 (328Hz) when played with a suede ringer. This bowl is also self-amplifying.

This unusual Lingam Singing Bowl shares the body and sonic characteristics of a large Remuna bowl.  It has the classic Remuna form with its fine gently curved walls, rounded bottom, sheered lip, and decorative band encircling the rim…but with the rare added feature of a prominent lingam surrounded by circles at its centre, and a matching navel or yoni underneath.  It also benefits from a tiny inscription in the middle of the outer wall.

It has been superbly crafted and has the finest of hammered walls.  It’s hard to imagine the incredible skill and precision required to create something so fine, and in such primitive conditions.  It takes 4 blacksmiths working together to create a bowl and beat it into shape…one to heat it up in the furnace and turn it with tongs while the other three take turns to rhythmically hammer it into shape!  After which it is hand-finished and tuned, usually by a fifth craftsman, and finally polished.

This bowl is believed to date from the 18^th century.  It is in excellent structural condition, clean and stain-free, with a dark bronze colour and an aged patina.  The finely beaten walls make it is very light for its size and therefore easy to hold and play for an extended period (most second octave bowls are very large and heavy).

A Tibetan silk brocade bowl cushion, a striker, and a double-ended teak and suede ringer are all included in the price.

A rare treasure with a stunning voice!

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Listen: (3 struck notes and 2 played notes, suede ringer then wood)