Rare Antique Lingam Singing Bowl – Bb3 with E5 Harmonic Duet

Antique Lingam Singing Bowl – Bb3 (232-233Hz) Crown Chakra
Weight 0.97 kilos (2 lb 2¼ oz).  Size 7 x 3¾ inches (18 x 9.5 cm)

This is a wonderful old antique Lingam Singing Bowl of the high-sided flat-bottomed Thadobati type dating from the 18^th or 19^th century.  This bowl has given long service and its outer wall has suffered numerous scuffs, surface scars, and dig or cuts, some of which may have been of a deliberate ritual nature.  By contrast the interior is smooth, clean and shiny…a bright golden bronze. 

There is a perfect nipple-like lingam at its centre, and a deep navel on the underside.  It has a plain rim encircled by a decorative band of tiny dots that are a common feature on older bowls of this type.  The structural condition of this characterful antique Lingam bowl is excellent, and it is clean and stain-free.

This bowl has an excellent third octave Bb voice (232-233Hz) that is very close to concert pitch when struck with a padded mallet or played around the rim with a suede or wooden ringer.  The rim note is particularly nice as the Bb3 is accompanied by a fifth octave E (655Hz) in a beautiful duet.   A Tibetan silk brocade bowl cushion and a ringer are included in the price.

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