Benin Copper Alloy Bell

Cast copper alloy bell, Benin, West Africa. Approximate size, 5" x 3" x 3". PROVENANCE:From the estate of Professor Philip Gould, New York

Collection (16) African bells, Including Yoruba, Igbo and Benin style, iron, bronze, copper alloys, various shapes and sizes, 7.5"h (largest), 2.75"h (smallest) Provenance: Estate of Distinguished Pro

Nigeria, 19th / 20thC, of tapering four side shape, copper alloy decorated with stylized male head Small faults. Dim.: 13.5 cm.

Peru; c. 1200 AD. The first is a bronze rattle bell with suspension loop and wide mouth, rattle intact. Second, a bracelet composed of approx. 80-100 small rattle bells woven together. Nice patina to

2nd-4th century A.D. A copper-alloy bell composed of a tapering body with an oval-cross section, rectangular pierced lug, clapper within. 119 grams, 66 mm (2 5/8 in.). German art market, 1990s. Mr A.H

(6) Buddhist ceremonial metalware bells, 19th c., incl. (1) Chinese cast archaic style bronze bell, (1) brass singing bell, (1) copper alloy bell, c. 1920s/30s, and (3) bronze Shaman's bells, 9"h x 7.

Mainly 2nd century AD and earlier. A mixed group of seven artefacts comprising: a wooden element with two piercings for sockets; a copper-alloy bell with suspension loop; a heart-shaped stone; a compo

A very old cast copper alloy conical bell possibly dating to the 15th to 19th century, with human face in high relief and a loop on top, cast by the lost-wax method, this bell is attributed by scholar

16th-17th century A.D. A pair of differently sized copper-alloy crotal bells with rectangular attachment loops; sunburst motif to both hemispheres of the larger example; worn scroll design to the smal

**First Time At Auction** Pre-Columbian, Mexico, Mixtec culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A fine collection of 15 copper and silver alloy adornments of rings and bells from ancient Mesoamerica! The six ri

Huge collection (100+) old African metalware, 19th/20th c., various regions and tribes, mostly brass, bronze, and copper alloy, Bamileke and Senufo bells, currency bracelets, various tribes, (2) Lobi

Japan, ca. 19th century, and Thailand, ca. 2nd century BC. Vajra of gilt copper alloy and of typical form. Bell finely cast with bull-head protome with all-over rope design. Rattle pellet still remain

Early Turkish Candleholder, having a paneled petal-form candle socket with no ejector hole, single knop stem, dome top dished edge drip pan and bell shaped base, 7 1/2" high, 3 7/8" diam. Losses, crac

wood, coconut shell, Wooden shrine heads were allowed to sit on the altars of chiefs and important individuals as opposed to the copper alloy heads that were exclusively used by the royalty of Benin.

African Copper Alloy Currency Bracelet Assortment (4) items including a plain Mbole anklet, Congo; (2) filigree bracelets, Benin; and a longer cuff having a relief depiction of a man on horseback; eac

Early 20th c. Replica of the "Olokun" Head, one of several copper alloy heads excavated in 1910 at Ife, Nigeria that were originally crafted by Yoruba artists in the 14th-16th c., with holes around th

3 Chinese 19 C Silver Pieces; 2 Necklaces with "Lock" shaped pendants, chains and silver bells, one with coral & turquoise beads, the lock with enamel; together with a silver over copper alloy incised

Large Yoruba Bronze Necklace decorated with a strand of bronze Yoruba Rings and Rings with Bells. Cast in bronze (copper/brass alloy) (lost wax method). The rings measure approx. 1" Diameter, with the

West African Benin Bronze ObaNigeria, possibly 19th century, alloy of copper and iron, small size may represent a sample or prototype: the top aperture is only a 'dimple' and the traditional neck ring

**Originally Listed At $125** Pre-Columbian, Colombia, Tairona culture, ca. 1200 to 1500 CE. A beautiful tumbaga (alloy of gold and copper) ornament in a highly abstract zoomorphic form of a seated fr

Antique Argentina Brass Wall Hanging Of A Man Holding A Bell on Horseback. Estimated more than 100 yrs old. Brass is a metallic alloy that is made of copper and zinc. The proportions of zinc and coppe

Pair of Gold and Silver Inlaying Copper Alloy Lion Jars and Covers Diam.41.2cm, Height:71.4cm, Acquired from Hong Kong in 1972.

Pair of Chinese archaistic copper alloy fanghu, the body molded with a band featuring taotie masks on a leiwen ground, flanked by zoomorphic handles, together with a domed lid, with repeated stylize z

The Buddha Vajrasattva seated with legs crossed in vajra paryankasana, hands in the customary position holding vajra, the body and head adorned with sumptuous silver and bronze inlaid jewelry and crow