Bell (Bo Zhong)

A large bronze bell, its tapering body set with rows of raised knob-shaped bosses and bands of fine relief pattern, topped by an openwork crest of interlocking scrolls and dragon-like forms. Its lower skirt carries a dense band of spiral and hooked motifs, and the surface shows green and brown patina.

Look closer: Small lion-like faces are set into the round bosses across the bell's upper body.

Artist

Unknown

Date

early 400s BCE

Medium

bronze

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

2627 × 3400 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund