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Bells (idiophones)

Scope note

Percussion vessels consisting of a hollow object, usually of metal but in some cultures of hard clay, wood, or glass, which when struck emits a sound by the vibration of most of its mass; they are held in position at their vertex, the point farthest from their rim, and their zone of maximum vibration is towards the rim. NGDMI

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300041872

Broader Terms used

<bells and sets of bells>

Equivalent Terms used

bell (idiophone)

Created

13yrs ago

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