Rare 19th Century Priests Temple Handbell with Cobras, Hanuman, and Garuda Top

Antique Bronze Temple Bell with Cobras, Hanuman & Garuda Top

Size: 7  x 2 ½ inches (18 x 6.5 cm). Weight: 0 lb 12 oz (337 grams)

This is a nice example of an 19th Century bronze hand bell that was formerly used by a priest on ritual and ceremonial occasions. The rung note is an excellent high seventh octave F7 (2780Hz).

The top of this bell features two popular side-by-side praying Hindu Gods…the mythical Garuda Bird on the left and with his wings outspread, and Hanuman the monkey God with a long tail on the right. Five protective crowned cobras (nagas) fan out above them.

This bell was individually cast by the lost wax method and is therefore a unique one-off item.  It dates from the 19th Century and is in good structural condition with much of the details well defined.  It 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.

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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.