Gong
Date1950-1975 ca.
Place MadeAsia
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnoneDescriptionBrass 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.DimensionsHeight: approx. 200 mm
Diameter: approx. 560 mm
Credit LineGift of Western International Music, Inc., 2001
Object number10059
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1950-1975 ca.
1930-1950 ca.
1870 ca.
1825-1875 ca.
1630-1680 ca.