Rare Antique Lingam Singing Bowl – 2 Close Perfect Pitch Notes – Unique Shape

This antique Lingam Singing Bowl has a very attractive and unusual bulbous shape; the first of its kind I have seen.  There are multiple decorative lines between the rim and its shoulder, with two more bands encircling the lower wall at intervals.  Again, this is a very unusual feature, especially on a Lingam bowl.  It has a sheered lip, a curved wall, and a flat bottom.  The lingam at its centre is surrounded and defined by two sets of circles, with a deep navel or yoni underneath.

Both the fundamental note and its harmonic are close to perfect pitch.  The fundamental is a third octave Bb3 (230/32Hz)  when struck with a padded mallet and played around the rim with a suede ringer.  The rim note changes to a fifth octave E5 (657Hz) when played with a wooden ringer.  It feels very nice in the hand when playing, and there is a strange sense of the sound escaping from inside the bowl.

This rare antique Lingam singing bowl is structurally sound, clean, and free of stains and blemishes.  It has a nice aged patina and the look and feel of antiquity.

A Tibetan silk brocade bowl cushion and a ringer are included in the price.

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