Antique Bronze Elephant Bell. Burma.

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Unlike the clawed elephant bells of India, Burmese elephant bells are round with a slit in the base.  From a New York estate sale.

 

Numerous designs around the circumference of the bell.  Nice patina.  I was told it is from the mid-1800s.  4” tall x 2.5” in diameter.