Rare Antique Lingam Singing Bowl – E5 Note (670Hz)

Antique Lingam Singing Bowl.   E5 (Solar Plexus Chakra)
Weight 1 lb 0 oz. (458g).   Size 12 x 5.5 cm (approx. 4¾ x 2¼ inches)

This is a small thick-walled antique Lingam Singing Bowl dating from around 1800.  It has the high-sided Thadobati form, folded lip, and decorative band of suns around the outer rim that one associates with singing bowls of the period.  There is a mounded lingam surrounded by concentric circles at its centre, and a neat navel underneath.  The bowl is structurally sound, with particularly nice suns, and is basically clean but with some light copper oxidization and staining in places.  Its cup-like shape fits the hand beautifully.

The fundamental note is a fifth octave E when struck or played around the rim.  A ringer is included in the price.

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Listen: (2 struck notes and 1 played note)