Elephant bell and stand
probably 19th century
Object PlaceThailand or Burma
Medium/TechniquePainted wood, brass
DimensionsHeight 47.5 cm, width 39.8 cm, depth 15.3 cm (Height 18 11/16 in., width 15 11/16 in., depth 6 in.)
Credit LineGift of Doris Duke's Southeast Asian Art Collection
Accession number2004.391
On View
Not on viewClassificationsMusical instruments
Collections
ProvenanceBy 1993, likely acquired with the assistance of François Duhau de Bérenx, Bangkok, by Doris Duke (1912-1993), Somerset County, New Jersey; 1993, by inheritance to the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, New York; 2004, gift of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 23, 2004)
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