Indian Singing Bowl

A broad, shallow dish of pink-tinted gold, smooth as a river stone.

This singing bowl is from Bengal, Odisha, India, and dates to the 20th century. It is alloy folded metal. A singing bowl makes a sustained tone when struck with a mallet or when the rim is rubbed with a wooden stick. A wide bowl with a low profile and a flared, thin rim. The finish is a smooth pinkish gold with a few soft scratches and a bright reflection inside. The bottom curves gently without a foot. It is 1.75 inches high and 4.75 in diameter.

It spreads out like it has all the time in the world.