Superb Rare 18th Century Lingam Singing Bowl – Inscription

This rare superior-quality and medium-size Lingam Singing Bowl dates from the 18th Century and has a lovely middle octave C#4 (281Hz) fundamental when struck with a padded mallet or played around the rim with a suede ringer.  The rim note changes to a fifth octave G5 (794Hz) with a wooden ringer.

It is very nicely proportioned and has considerable aesthetic appeal with its walls worn silky-smooth with years of handling and washing.  It has a grooved lip with decorative dots encircling the outer rim, and at its centre a fabulous lingam surrounded and defined by 2 sets of circles, with a navel or yoni underneath.

This bowl benefits from a small but well-defined engraved inscription on the outer wall; a sign of the high esteem in which this bowl was held by a former keeper.

It is structurally sound, clean and stain-free, with an attractive aged patina inside and out.  It looks its age and feels very nice in the hand when playing.

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