Three hand bells "ghanta" · Nepal · ID: 3041293
sold
EUR 500
Provenance
Poul Mørk (1938 – 2013), Copenhagen, Denmark. Curator of the African Collections Departement at the National Museum of DenmarkSize
H: 18 cm/21cm/33 cm
H: 7.1 inch/21cm/13.0 inch
Description
metal, various designed handles, handle of the smallest bell in shape of a “half-dorje”, the largest one with two-parted handle, each with clapper, patina;
the bell “ghanta” and “dorje” (thunderbolt) are inseparable ritual objects in tandric Buddhism. They are always used in combination during religious ceremonies.Together, they represent the union of wisdom and method, or the attainment of “enlightenment”