Rare Superior Quality Antique Manipuri Lingam Singing Bowl – B3 & F5

This is a superior quality Antique Lingam Singing Bowl with the shallow Manipuri form.  It has thick hammered walls, a superb grooved lip, and multiple decorative bands around the outer rim.  There’s a very nice lingam at its centre surrounded by two sets of circles, and a deep navel or yoni underneath. It’s quite heavy for its size.

The fundamental note is a third octave B (245Hz) when struck with a padded mallet or played around the rim with a suede ringer.  The rim note changes to a fifth octave F (701Hz) with a wooden ringer.

This rare antique Lingam bowl is structurally sound and free of stains, and has a subtle aged patina.  Antique Lingam Singing Bowls are extremely rare, and those with the Manipuri form even more so.

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