Gong
1st century A.D.
Medium/TechniqueBronze
DimensionsDiameter: 19 cm (7 1/2 in.)
Credit LineHenry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession number99.500
On View
On viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceBefore 1866, probably Purnell Bransby Purnell (b. 1791- d. 1866), Stancombe Park, Gloucestershire, U.K [see note 1]. About 1872, Edward Perry Warren (b. 1860 - d. 1928), London; 1899, sold by Warren to the MFA for $32,500.00 [see note 2]. (Accession date: December 24, 1899)
NOTES:
[1] According to Warren’s records, this object came from the Purnell collection and was acquired in 1872. However, it does not appear in the 1872 Purnell sale catalog (May 8-15, 1872, Purnell B. Purnell sale, Sotheby's, London) and may have been acquired privately.
[2] This is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542.
NOTES:
[1] According to Warren’s records, this object came from the Purnell collection and was acquired in 1872. However, it does not appear in the 1872 Purnell sale catalog (May 8-15, 1872, Purnell B. Purnell sale, Sotheby's, London) and may have been acquired privately.
[2] This is the total price for MFA 99.338-99.542.
3rd century B.C.–2nd century A.D.
5th century B.C.
5th century B.C.
5th century B.C.
about 800 B.C.
664–332 B.C.
50 B.C.–1 A.D.
30 B.C.–A.D 364