Rare Smallish Antique Lingam Singing Bowl – G#4 Note

Antique Tibetan Lingam Singing Bowl.   G#4 (Throat Chakra)
Weight 1 lb 2 ½ oz. (526g).   14.5 x 7.5 cm (approx. 5 ¾ x 3 inches)

A rare smallish antique Tibetan Lingam Singing Bowl (circa 18th – 19th century) with an attractive shape and a nice voice.

The fundamental note is a good middle octave G# whether struck with a padded mallet or played around the rim with a suede ringer.  This is a responsive bowl that is very pleasant to hold and easy to play.

It has been well forged and has an attractive shape and lots of decorative features, including a double band of punched dots forming a collar below the grooved rim, circles around the central lingam, and an incised band encircling the middle of the outer wall.  It has a neat mound lingam, and a pretty navel on the underside.

This rare bowl is in good structural condition and very clean.  As with many ancient bronze bowls there is a small area of copper oxidization on the inside wall, but this is of no real consequence and has no discernable impact on the sound.  It has a nice antique gold colour and the look and feel of antiquity.

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

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Listen: (2 struck notes and 1 played note)

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