Thai Temple Bell with Articulated Strikers, Based

Turned metal post with two curled brown arms, like a fanciful coat stand.

This Thai temple bell on a wood base with articulated strikers is from Thailand, and dates to the 20th century. It is wood & brass. Brass is a copper and zinc alloy that is cast or hammered into bells, and a mounted wooden base lets a small bell stand on a table or shelf. Short, ringed cylindrical post in warm yellow metal, with two bent brown arms extending out to either side and curling downward at the ends. A narrow slot cuts the front of the post. It stands on a thin pin over a black square base. It is 5 inches wide, 3 deep and 8 high.

Odd arms, steady post, and nothing at all to hold.