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Gong

Date: 1950-1975 ca.
Place Made:Asia
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DescriptionBrass gong produced for the arts and antiquities market, manufactured in a style similar to that of traditional gong making, but with much thinner walls. Raised central knob. Typically, gongs of this size punctuate ensemble playing with low, sonorous tones whose sound fades into silence, unless dampened. The repoussé features concentric rings and paired roosters and crocodiles, symbolic of fertility and royalty.
DimensionsHeight: approx. 200 mm
Diameter: approx. 560 mm
Terms
Credit Line: Gift of Western International Music, Inc., 2001
Not on view
Object number: 10058