Nepalese Singing Bowl

Broad hammered bowl, mottled like pond water and mellow as a bell.

This singing bowl is from Nepal, and dates to the 20th century. It is mixed alloy. Bowls of this type are used in meditation and some Buddhist practice, though scholars note that their older history and original purposes are not well documented. Wide, deep bowl with a gently flared rim and rounded base. The inside and outside are covered in tiny hammer dimples, with patchy olive and warm yellow tones. The rim is thin, with a soft, uneven shine. It is 4.75 inches high and 10.5 in diameter.

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