A BRONZE COW BELL

Description:

Cambodia, Khmer, 12th/13th c.
H. 18 cm
The domed-shaped bell cast with a pair of horizontal encircling broad flanges, the body continuing into the opening section consisting of four shaped lappets, two larger ones and two smaller ones decorated with scrolling flowers and a looped ring on top.
Former old German private collection, assembled in the 1980s
Traces of age, slightly chipped, metal stand