LaurieAnnie's photos with the keyword: bell

Alchemical table bell of Emperor Rudolf II ca. 1600 Object Details Title: Alchemical table bell of Emperor Rudolf II Artist: Hans Bulla (Czech, 1550–1650) Date: ca. 1600 Culture: Bohemian, Prague Medium: Gilt alloy of seven metals, clapper of iron and bronze. Dimensions: Height: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm) Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm) Classification: Metalwork Credit Line: Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Emperor Rudolf II is reputed to have used this bell in his practice of alchemy, a complex discipline centering on the transformation of matter. Goldsmith Hans Bulla claimed to have cast the bell from an alloy of seven different metals, a powerful substance called "electrum" in alchemical texts. Its decorations—including the seven planetary gods, their symbols, and the associated zodiac signs, as well as Greek and Hebrew letters on the interior—relate to rituals and beliefs associated with alchemy. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/768774

Alchemical table bell of Emperor Rudolf II ca. 1600 Object Details Title: Alchemical table bell of Emperor Rudolf II Artist: Hans Bulla (Czech, 1550–1650) Date: ca. 1600 Culture: Bohemian, Prague Medium: Gilt alloy of seven metals, clapper of iron and bronze. Dimensions: Height: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm) Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm) Classification: Metalwork Credit Line: Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Emperor Rudolf II is reputed to have used this bell in his practice of alchemy, a complex discipline centering on the transformation of matter. Goldsmith Hans Bulla claimed to have cast the bell from an alloy of seven different metals, a powerful substance called "electrum" in alchemical texts. Its decorations—including the seven planetary gods, their symbols, and the associated zodiac signs, as well as Greek and Hebrew letters on the interior—relate to rituals and beliefs associated with alchemy. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/768774

Alchemical table bell of Emperor Rudolf II ca. 1600 Object Details Title: Alchemical table bell of Emperor Rudolf II Artist: Hans Bulla (Czech, 1550–1650) Date: ca. 1600 Culture: Bohemian, Prague Medium: Gilt alloy of seven metals, clapper of iron and bronze. Dimensions: Height: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm) Diameter: 2 1/2 in. (6.3 cm) Classification: Metalwork Credit Line: Kunstkammer, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Emperor Rudolf II is reputed to have used this bell in his practice of alchemy, a complex discipline centering on the transformation of matter. Goldsmith Hans Bulla claimed to have cast the bell from an alloy of seven different metals, a powerful substance called "electrum" in alchemical texts. Its decorations—including the seven planetary gods, their symbols, and the associated zodiac signs, as well as Greek and Hebrew letters on the interior—relate to rituals and beliefs associated with alchemy. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/768774

Figural Bell Cast brass Nuremburg, 19th century Accession Number: 89.4.1163 This bell takes the form of an elegant eighteenth century French woman, perhaps Madame de Pompadour. Text from the Metropolitan Museum of Art label.

Bell, Eastern Zhou dynasty, late Spring and Autumn period (770–ca. 475 b.c.), early 5th century b.c. China Bronze H. 15 in. (38.1 cm) Charlotte C. and John C. Weber Collection, Gift of Charlotte C. and John C. Weber through the Live Oak Foundation, 1988 (1988.20.7) Sets of bells were an important aspect of Zhou bronze production. They were used in musical accompaniment for ritual ceremonies and for less solemn occasions. Ancient clapperless bells, which were sounded with mallets, are members of the zhong family. A yongzhong, recognized by its highly raised rims, is a type of bell found in great sets of graduated chimes known as bianzhong. Although it has a slightly raised rim, this bell is suspended from a ring rather than a long handle, making it a cross between the yongzhong and the bo types. Each face of the bell has three rows of bosses in the form of coiled serpents further divided by trapezoidal panels with faint dragon motifs. The elegant decoration and advanced acoustical properties of Zhou-dynasty bells illustrate the extraordinary technical sophistication of metallurgy in China during this period. Text from: www.metmuseum.org/toah/ho/04/eac/ho_1988.20.7.htm

Bell inscribed with the Urartian royal name Argishti Period: Iron Age III Date: ca. 789–766 B.C. Geography: Urartu Culture: Urartian Medium: Bronze, iron Dimensions: 3.43 in. (8.71 cm) Classification: Metalwork-Equestrian, Inscribed Credit Line: Gift of Nathaniel Spear Jr., 1977 Accession Number: 1977.186 Text from: www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/3000...