Bihar (East India)

Brass Alloy

An unusual bell cast in the form a girl with her hands held in anjali mudra with her long braided hair resting across her shoulder. Such figures  were made using the cire-perdue technique (lost-wax) using dhuna, a black wax-like substance.

Bells play in an important role in anu puja (worship), especially when offering aarati ( waving a camphor or oil lamp before the deity to ward off evil); the worshipper rings the bell with the right hand, holding the lamp in the left hand.

Size (cms): 8.5(H) x 4.6(W) x 5.6(D)
Size (inches): 3.5(H) x 2(W) x 2(D)