Rare Heavy C4 Antique Lingam Singing Bowl

Antique Lingam Singing Bowl.   C4 (258Hz) Root Chakra

Weight 2 lb 14¾ oz. (1.32 kilos).   Size 20 x 9.5 cm (approx. 8 x 3 ¾ inches)

This is a large, heavy, and characterful antique Lingam Singing Bowl with a particularly nice pointed lingam at its centre, surrounded by three concentric circles.  It has a thick grooved lip. A pattern of tiny digs form a decorative collar close to the outer rim, and a single incised line encircles the outer wall about a third of the way down.  Underneath there is a neat and symmetrical navel.

The fundamental struck note is a middle C (258Hz).  The rim note is the same if a suede ringer is used, but this bowl responds better when a wooden ringer is employed, when the rim note becomes a fifth octave F# (742Hz).

This 19^th century Lingam bowl is structurally sound.  It has an attractive golden interior, while the outside has more surface variation and an aged patina.

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

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Listen: (3 struck notes and 1 played note, wood)