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Antique Singing & Healing Bowls
A Unique Collection of Rare and Beautiful Sacred and Ceremonial Himalayan Singing Bowls for Sale
Antique Singing & Healing Bowls
A Unique Collection of Rare and Beautiful Sacred and Ceremonial Himalayan Singing Bowls for Sale
Large Antique Manipuri Singing Bowl – C4 & F#5 Notes

Large Antique Manipuri Singing Bowl – C4 & F#5 Notes

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Antique Manipuri Singing Bowl.  C4 & F#5 Notes (Root & Heart Chakras)
Weight  1 lb 13 ½ oz (834g).   20 x 7 cm (approx. 8 x 2 ¾ inches)

This is a large antique Manipuri Singing Bowl with a good middle octave C fundamental when struck with a padded mallet or played around the rim with a suede ringer.  The C4 struck note is particularly nice.  However, when played around the rim with a wooden ringer the note changes from C4 to a fantastic F#5 that is very close to concert pitch.

This is a good quality Manipuri bowl, heavy for its size, with extra-thick and regular walls and an excellent grooved lip that sets this bowl apart from the vast majority of other Manipuri bowls.  It is smooth inside and out, and has a bright golden colour.  The outer wall has 4 decorative incised lines forming a collar below the rim, and the basin has a pair of circles at its centre.   This old bowl is in excellent structural condition.

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

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Listen: (2 struck notes and 1 played note)

 

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