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A LARGE BRONZE ‘NANDI’ TEMPLE BELL WITH CHAIN AND CLAPPER, EAST JAVA, 11TH-13TH CENTURY
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2024年12月17日 开拍
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A LARGE BRONZE ‘NANDI’ TEMPLE BELL WITH CHAIN AND CLAPPER, EAST JAVA, 11TH-13TH CENTURY

Indonesia. Of stupa form, the domed bell flaring towards the lip and cast with ornamental bands and lotus-petal borders, interspersed with mythical winged beasts, surmounted by a recumbent Nandi-form handle which is applied with a suspension ring for the attached chain link. The clapper cast separately. (3)

Provenance: From the private collection of Darwin Freeman, collected between 1968-1971, and thence by descent within the same family. Born 1946 in Idaho, USA, Darwin Freeman was a member of the armed forces and later became an avid collector. He met his wife in the mid-1960s, and the pair later relocated to her hometown of Innsbruck, Austria. In 1967, Freeman was drafted into the U.S. Army and served in Germany and Thailand. While he was stationed at the Embassy in Bangkok, between 1969 and 1971, he actively began engaging in the exploration and collection of ancient bronzes and other works of art. Upon completing his duty, Freeman arranged for his collection to be shipped to Austria, where it remained in storage until this day.
Condition: Good condition, commensurate with age. Extensive wear, signs of weathering and erosion, encrustations, small dents, obvious losses. The bronze covered in a rich, naturally grown patina with extensive malachite and cuprite encrustations.

Weight: 10.3 kg
Dimensions: Height 39.5 cm (excl. chain)

Literature comparison:
Compare a closely related bronze bell, 28.5 cm high, dated 10th-11th century, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 1987.142.235a, b.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 20 September 2000, lot 192
Price: USD 12,925 or approx. EUR 21,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large bronze bell, East Java, circa 13th century
Expert remark: Compare the related form similar decoration and Nandi finial. Note the size (27.6 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Galerie Zacke, Vienna, 30 June 2023, lot 611
Price: EUR 10,400 or approx. EUR 10,500 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A large Javanese ‘Ganesha’ bronze temple bell, Java, 13th-14th century or later
Expert remark: Compare the related form and decoration. Note the size (31.5 cm).

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