This bell metal bowl, cast in a copper-tin alloy renowned for its sonorous qualities, served as an offering vessel in Nepalese temples and domestic shrines. Its gently flared rim and deep hemispherical basin channel both light and sound, while the exterior is encircled with delicate repoussé work depicting lotus petals—symbols of purity—and scrolling vines. A band of incised dharma wheels and stylized flames parallels the rim, invoking both Buddhist and Hindu cosmologies. The dark, lustrous patina testifies to generations of ritual use, where offerings of water, grains, or incense were consecrated within its form.

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