Title
Bells
Year/Period
Late 19th-early20th century
Region
Sumatra
Object Type
Dimension
Object size: XXXX-03173-001: H12.8 x L10.5 x W7.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03173-002: H12.7 x L10.2 x W7.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03173-003: H10.0 x L10.2 x W8.8 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03173-004: H11.5 x L10.0 x W8.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03173-005: H11.0 x L9.5 x W7.0 x Cir25.0 cm
Object size: XXXX-03173-002: H12.7 x L10.2 x W7.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03173-003: H10.0 x L10.2 x W8.8 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03173-004: H11.5 x L10.0 x W8.5 cm,
Object size: XXXX-03173-005: H11.0 x L9.5 x W7.0 x Cir25.0 cm
Accession No.
XXXX-03173
Collection of
These bells were made using the lost wax brass cast technique whereby wax model of the bells were made and clay applied to the model. After drying, the clay cast was heated which will result in the wax melting away. Molten brass was then poured into the mould to replace the ‘lost wax’. The brass was then allowed to cool and the mould broken away. The bells were then finished with filing and polishing.
