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A lot of three bronze bells from Malaysia, most famously known as Golden Chersonese in Claudius Ptolemy's 2nd-century Geography. Each spherical bell is 5.5 to 6.0 cm diameter. The bells are handmade and according to the shape and the soaking system they seem to be cast during the 1st - 3rd centuries.
Golden Chersonese bells		Islamic bell from Pakistan, sec. XIV-XV
Islamic bell Pakistan		Viking crotal cast in 10,th or 11,th century a.D. It was found near to the city of Jelgava. Latvia.
Latvia - Viking crotal
The Liao dynasty, also known as the Liao Empire, officially the Great Liao (大遼; 大辽; Dà Liáo), or the Khitan (Qidan) State, was an empire in East Asia that ruled from 907 to 1125 over present-day Northern and Northeast China, Mongolia and portions of the Russian Far East and North Korea.
Liao Horse Bells		The Qin state was named because the people of its homeland were called the Qin. The Qin's strength had been consolidated by Lord Shang Yang during the Warring States Period, in the 4th century BCE. In the early third century BCE, the Qin accomplished a series of swift conquests; the state subjugated the Chu, remnants of the Zhou Dynasty, and various other states to gain undisputed control of China.
Lucky bell		Spherical bronze bell from Maramureş, a North Carpatian area in Romania with a very old history going to our begginings to the giants. The bell is cast in bronze, maybe in XI th-XIII th century and was used as decoration for horses. The article is a gift from Michaela Judele in august 2018.
Maramures bell
A pair ancient China bronze bell old dragon head bronze bells. 5.2cm*4.1cm*3.9cm Cast arround XIV century.
Ming Dragon bells		The Ming dynasty was the ruling dynasty of China – then known as the Great Ming Empire – for 276 years (1368–1644) following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty in China ruled by ethnic Han Chinese.
Ming fashion bells		14-16th c. Ottoman Empire bronze bell. 41mm x 31mm x 30mm. Suspension loop is intact and 4.7mm diameter.
Ottoman bell
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