BELL
Currently in storage
About this object
Miniature of the Moscow Tsar Bell (Royal Bell). It is surmounted with a Georgian cross with rays. It is cast in one piece but the broken piece is indicated by an engraved line. Malachite base is mosaic over slate.
- Object name:
- BELL
- Made from:
- Gilt bronze -- malachite -- slate
- Made in:
- Russia
- Date made:
- after 1836
- Size:
- 7 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 5 5/8 in. (18.4 × 16.5 × 14.3 cm) Bell: 6 × 4 in. (15.2 × 10.2 cm) Base: 1 1/8 × 6 1/2 × 5 5/8 in. (2.9 × 16.5 × 14.3 cm)
Detailed information for this item
- Catalog number:
- 14.238.1-2
- Class:
- METAL
- Signature marks:
- Credit line:
- Gift of Madame Augusto Rosso, 1968