Antique Tibetan Singing & Healing Bowls
A Unique Collection of Antique Himalayan Bowls for Meditators, Sound Therapists & Shamanic Practitioners
RARE ANTIQUE TIBETAN SINGING, HEALING, TALKING & FOUNTAIN BOWLS FOR SALE
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HUGE OM ULTABATI SINGING BOWL
C Note (Root Chakra)
Old Tibetan Ultabati Singing Bowl
Weight 5 lb 8 oz (2.5 kilos). 32 x 15 ½ cm (approx. 12 ½ x 6 ¼ inches)
This is a HUGE and spectacular old Ultabati singing bowl with a wonderful and VERY LOW fundamental 2nd octave C sharp when struck with a padded mallet, and an absolutely growling C sharp OM when played around the rim with a heavy suede ringer. With a hard wooden ringer the rim note changes to a lovely F sharp. This is a particularly wonderful bowl to listen to close up…with one’s ear inside the basin! With a little water inside, this bowl will also produce amazing fountains.
The excellent and clean condition of this hugely handsome bowl is indicative of one that has been put to ceremonial, ritual or musical use. It has the classic Ultabati form with its out-turned lip, and is extremely well made. Its fine even walls make it surprisingly light to hold considering its size. It’s a real eye-catcher too, with tremendous dark mottled leopard-spot hammer marks on the outside, and a beautiful bright golden interior. The large teak and suede ringer (illustrated) is included in the price, together with a large brocade cushion.
PRICE: £625.00 (US$990)
Note: As this is an unusually heavy item there may be a surcharge to cover the additional cost of shipping, and the buyer may later be invoiced at cost for any shipping/insurance shortfall.
HIMALAYAN REMUNA WITH INSCRIPTION
G & D Notes (Throat and Sacral Chakras)
Antique Remuna Singing and Fountain Bowl
Weight 1 lb 3 ¼ (547g). 18 x 8 ½ cm (approx. 7 x 3 ½ inches)
This old Remuna singing bowl with its fine walls and bulbous belly has a really lovely voice…a low pulsating G sharp fundamental when struck with a padded mallet, and a good high D when played around the rim with a ringer. It also has some fountain ability.
It’s a pretty bowl too, in good clean condition, and with the benefit of a small inscription just below the rim. A double-ended teak and suede ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £220.00 (US$350)
Birthday Bowl – Customer Feedback (Feb 2012)
What a bowl, how many lifetimes has it been about? Definitely headed to what I dreamed of after discovering bowls. I take it there are heavier bowls still, they are magic! This is one wonderful, magical bowl (I will be smiling for years) I am glad to have for this part of its life. Thank you yet again, what timing! DB (UK).
VERSATILE MANIPURI SINGING BOWL
C Note (Root Chakra)
Antique Tibetan Singing and Talking Bowl
Weight 1 lb 14 oz (852g). 23 x 7 ½ cm (approx. 9 x 3 inches)
This is a large and versatile antique Manipuri bowl with a solemn low octave fundamental C note when struck with a padded mallet or played around the rim with a coarse suede ringer. However, when played with a smooth wooden ringer the rim-tone changes to a piercing 5th Octave F Sharp accompanied by a quieter low C harmonic…a very interesting duel sound. With practice a variety of other notes can also be brought out…and this bowl has a good talking voice and some fountain ability too.
It has the shallow low profile and decoration one associates with the Manipuri form…including sun motifs (dots within a circles) around the lip and also within concentric circles, now worn rather faint, on the bowl’s floor. Another pair of inscribed circles are high up on the inside wall, about an inch below the rim. The outside of the bowl retains much of its original hammered surface, while the inside is now smooth to the touch. The bowl has a bright golden colour and is virtually free of blemishes. A double-ended teak and suede ringer is included in the price.
PRICE £225.00 (US$355)
A HUGE 12" JAMBATI SINGING & FOUNTAIN BOWL - E Note (Solar Plexus/Crown Chakras)
Huge Antique Jambati Singing and Fountain Bowl
Weight 4 lb 10 ¾ oz (2.12 kilos). 30 x 13 cm (approx. 12 x 5 inches)
This is a HUGE and handsome antique Jambati Singing Bowl…one of the largest we’ve seen, and a real rarity these days. When struck with a padded mallet it has a fantastically beautiful, almost haunting, low pulsating fundamental…a third octave E flat voice with a long sustain. It sings the same E flat when played around the rim with a heavy suede ringer BUT when played with a hard wooden ringer the rim note becomes a powerful middle B. With a little water inside, this bowl will also produce great fountains.
At well over 2 kilos, nearly 5 pounds, this is a large heavy bowl to hold and play for any length of time, and the ‘weaker sex’ may find it too heavy and tiring to balance on the palm. However, it’s perfectly possible to balance the bowl on a cushion and strike or ring it in situ because it’s weight holds it steadily in place.
The bowl is very well constructed and in good clean condition for its age. It has the classic curved Jambati form and a lovely profile. It has an exceptionally wide and level lip with two micro grooves, some simple decorative banding on the outer wall forming a collar below the rim, and a pair of engraved concentric circles inside the basin. There are some subtle hammer markings on the external walls that catch the light and add surface interest to this handsome antique bowl, which has a bright golden colour. This is a remarkable and impressive Jambati singing bowl by any standard. It has a wonderful voice and will undoubtedly enhance any collection.
A large heavy suede ringer, and a smaller double-ended teak and suede ringer are included in the price. The egg is NOT included :-)
PRICE: £645.00 (US$1,000)
Note: As this is an unusually heavy item there may be a surcharge to cover the additional cost of shipping, and the buyer may later be invoiced at cost for any shipping/insurance shortfall.
RARE CONCERT PITCH ANTIQUE MANI SINGING BOWL - E Note (Solar Plexus Chakra)
Rare 16th – 18th Century Tibetan Mani Singing Bowl
Weight 4 lb 8 ½ oz (2.06 kilos). 19 (rim 17 ½ ) x 10 ½ cm (approx. 7 ½ x 4 ¼ inches)
A superb example of the rare antique Mani or Charma form of Himalayan singing bowl. These heavy old bowls are characterized by their flat bottoms, bulbous bellies with thick inward sloping walls, and generous lips. They have the classic begging-bowl shape, and date from the 16th to 18th century when they ceased to be made.
This is a large and heavy bowl with an unusual and very subtle variation on the classic Mani form. It has a slightly hipped midriff that has the effect of creating a subtle waistline halfway around the bowl. This is only noticeable when viewing the bowl in profile.
It is exceptionally well made, with smooth outer walls, a strong wide even lip, and a clean and very capacious basin. Mani or Charma bowls are self-amplifying and extremely easy to play, and this one is no exception. It has a fantastic voice too…a powerful and penetrating fifth octave E flat that is virtually concert pitch! This bowl is so clean and stain-free it’s hard to believe that it has been around for between 200 and 400 years!
A double-ended teak and suede striker/ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £365.00 (US$565) SOLD
Note: As this is an unusually heavy item there may be a surcharge to cover the cost of shipping to distant non-European destinations. The buyer will later be invoiced at cost for any shipping/insurance shortfall.
Antique Mani bowls are increasingly difficult to source nowadays and have therefore become very collectable. They have a strong physical presence, a powerful voice and a character all their own. Some people like to play them in pairs for their unique harmonic qualities. Their distinctive sound and appearance contrasts nicely with other bowl forms and will add interest and variety to any collection.
ANTIQUE TIBETAN MANIPURI SINGING AND TALKING BOWL
Antique Tibetan Manipuri Singing and Talking Bowl
Weight 1 lb 13 oz (825g). 21 x 7 cm (approx. 8 ¼ x 2 ¾ inches)
An antique Tibetan Singing Bowl with the classic shallow or low Manipuri profile. This is an attractive bowl, quite large for a Manipuri, with fine walls that gently splay towards the rim. There is a decorative ribbon of suns (circle with a dot in the centre) and an interesting band of ritualistic or fine-tuning gashes encircling the outer wall just below the rim, and two concentric circles inscribed on the inside floor of the basin. The bowl has a nice golden colour with some subtle hammer markings that have been worn smooth over the years.
This antique bowl has a particularly nice third octave fundamental E singing voice with multiple overtones, and with a little water inside, a lively talking voice. A double-ended teak and suede striker/ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £190.00 (US$295)
RARE ANTIQUE MANI SINGING BOWL
Rare 16th – 18th Century Tibetan Mani Singing Bowl
Weight 3 lb 13 oz (1.73 kilos). 19 (rim 17 ½ ) x 10 cm (approx. 7 ½ x 4 inches)
A very nice example of the rare antique Mani or Charma form of Himalayan singing bowl. These heavy old bowls are characterized by their flat bottoms, bulbous bellies with thick inward sloping walls, and generous lips. They have the classic begging-bowl shape, and date from the 16th to 18th century when they ceased to be made.
This is a large and heavy bowl with the classic Mani form…perhaps a little more bulbous and inward sloping than some. It is well made, with smooth outer walls, a good even lip, and typical Mani decoration in the form of simple engraved bands just below the outer rim, around the belly, and several concentric circles on the inside floor. This Mani bowl is in good clean condition for its age (200 – 400 years) and virtually free of stains and blemishes. Mani or Charma bowls are self-amplifying and extremely easy to play, and this one is no exception. It sings a lovely fifth octave D note. A double-ended teak and suede striker/ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £335.00 (US$519)
Note: As this is an unusually heavy item there may be a surcharge to cover the cost of shipping to distant non-European destinations. The buyer will later be invoiced at cost for any shipping/insurance shortfall.
Antique Mani bowls are increasingly difficult to source nowadays and have therefore become very collectable. They have a strong physical presence, a powerful voice and a character all their own. Some people like to play them in pairs for their unique harmonic qualities. Their distinctive sound and appearance contrasts nicely with other bowl forms and will add interest and variety to any collection.
TIBETAN MANIPURI SINGING BOWL
Antique Tibetan Manipuri Singing Bowl
Weight 15 ½ oz (438g). 15 x 5 ½ cm (approx. 6 x 2 ½ inches)
A very nice quality antique Tibetan Manipuri Singing Bowl that’s quite weighty for its size. It sits solidly and comfortably in the palm of the hand and is the perfect shape and weight for playing without tiring. This bowl looks good, it’s clean and bright, and everything about it spells quality. It is very well forged with thicker than average walls that splay slightly towards the rim. The outer walls have pleasant hammer markings that catch the light, while the inside is smooth. The lip is flat on top and decorated with sun motifs (punched circles with dots in the middle). This motif is continued within an inscribed circular band on the floor of the bowl, the centre of which contains a hand engraved five-sided star. The sun motifs are surrounded by a pair of concentric circles, while another decorative pair can to be found higher up closer to the inside rim.
Musically, this Manipuri bowl is very versatile, with multiple harmonics. The fundamental note is a mid octave D when struck with a padded mallet, but the rim note is variable, ranging from C sharp to a fifth octave G sharp and more. A double-ended teak and suede striker/ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £125.00 (US$199)
LONG SONOROUS SUSTAIN
Large 19th Century Tibetan Jambati Singing and Fountain Bowl
Weight 3 lb 7 ½ oz (1.58 kilos). 24 ½ x 13 cm (approx. 9 ¾ x 5 inches)
This is an outstanding and beautiful large antique Jambati singing AND fountain bowl. The sound of this lovely old bowl is rather special, particularly when struck with a padded or soft mallet, when it sings a fabulous, sonorous, and pulsating low third octave F Sharp with a sustain that just goes on and on forever. It sings the same F Sharp note when played around the rim with a ringer and, with a little water inside, this bowl produces excellent fountains.
This 19th century bowl is extremely well made. It has a marvelous shape and is very handsome to look at…with strong clean lines, subtle hammer marks, a great lip, and engraved bands forming a collar just below the outer rim, and concentric circles on the inside floor. It has a lovely golden colour and is virtually free of stains and blemishes. The inside is especially nice.
This is a large and substantial bowl, and quite weighty for its size. A large teak and suede striker/ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £455.00 (US$705)
SMOOTH AND SENSUAL
Antique Tibetan Singing Bowl
Weight 1 lb 4 oz (569g). 16 x 8 cm (approx. 6 ¼ x 3 ¼ inches)
A high-sided medium size antique Thadobati singing bowl with a very nice third octave G Sharp voice and a lovely well-rounded sound. This bowl is relatively light for its size, with exceptionally fine walls, both inside and out, and a remarkably smooth, sensual and tactile surface…the result of years and years of handling and use. This is a pretty bowl with a bright stain-free golden colour. It has a very nice pulsating tone when struck and is extremely easy to play with the double-ended teak and suede ringer included in the price.
PRICE: £110.00 (US£172)
Antique Tibetan Singing Bowl (Circa 18th Century)
Weight 2 lb (847g). 20cm x 9.5 cm (8 x 3 ¾ inches)
This is a nice quality medium-size antique Tibetan singing bowl with a powerful primary note, a low octave C Sharp with a 5th octave G overtone. The bowl has nice hammer markings inside and out, a decorative double-band engraved collar, and two engraved concentric circles on the inside floor. It is in good clean condition for its age…altogether a very attractive medium size bowl! A double-sided teak and suede striker/playing wand is included in the price.
PRICE: £240.00 (US$380)
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Antique Tibetan Singing and Talking Bowl
Weight 2 lb 2 ½ oz (979g). 18 x 9 ½ cm (approx. 7 x 3 ¾ inches)
This is a good-looking medium-size high-walled antique Thadobati singing AND fountain bowl with an excellent pulsating low fundamental 3rd octave A note. It is an attractive and sound bowl in every respect save for a small flaw; an old and tiny 3mm nick, just below the rim on the outer wall. This is clearly visible in the above photo, but in reality barely noticeable, and unseen when we bought the bowl in the late 1990s.
Fortunately it has no impact on the sound of the bowl when struck, or when played around the rim, as it misses the lip completely…but it does mean that one has to sweep the ringer at a slightly lower angle to avoid feeling the nick. This is extremely simple and easy to do, as it requires only the smallest adjustment to the playing angle.
Nonetheless I feel that a reduction in price is in order, and for those not bothered by a minor cosmetic imperfection, this otherwise excellent antique singing and fountain bowl will represent an amazing bargain! A double-sided teak and suede ringing stick is included in the price.
REDUCED PRICE: £140.00 (US$220) - normally £190.00 ($300)
CONCERT PITCH
Antique Tibetan Singing and Talking Bowl
Weight 9 ¼ oz (263g). 11 ½ x 5 ½ cm (approx. 4 ½ x 2 ¼ inches)
A small high-walled antique singing bowl with an excellent almost concert pitch fundamental mid octave E note. It also has some talking ability. This little bowl is just sufficiently weighty to sit in the palm of the hand and play with a ringer without turning. It has an agreeable hand-forged and aged look to it too, and would make a very nice gift. A small teak and suede ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £75.00 (US$118)
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Large Antique Tibetan Singing Bowl
Weight 2 lb 14¾ oz (1.33 kg). 25 x 11½ cm (10 x 4½ inches)
It’s sometimes hard to resist a really stunning antique singing bowl such as this beauty; it just seems to tick all the boxes. This lovely bowl (Circa 18th Century) has a really classic form with its gently sloping sides and small base, and the look and feel of great antiquity with its subtle patina and hammer marks inside and out. It has a rich golden bronze colour and is beautifully forged, with a strong even lip, and a nice decorative band forming a collar around the top of the outer wall. It is in great condition too, clean (not polished), with hardly a mark or stain despite its age. It’s obviously been a treasured possession and very well cared for.
Its good looks are matched by a wonderful sound…a sonorous third octave C with a huge sustain and a fantastic pulsating low second octave B overtone. This Tibetan bowl simultaneously, and rhythmically, sings and growls! Antique bowls of this size and quality are few and far between, and eagerly sought by sound therapists, musicians, collectors and others seeking something special.
This is a large bowl, but it’s not particularly heavy for its size, making it relatively comfortable to hold and play for quite a while without tiring. A large teak and suede striker/wand is included in the price.
PRICE: £425.00 (US$680)
TIBETAN MANIPURI SINGING BOWL
Antique Tibetan Manipuri Singing Bowl
Weight 10 ½ oz (300g). 13 x 4 ½ cm (approx. 5 x 1 ¾ inches)
A nice quality antique Tibetan Singing Bowl with the classic shallow or low Manipuri profile with fine walls that gently splay towards the rim. This small Manipuri bowl is smooth to the touch and in very nice clean condition. The fundamental note is a mid octave G. A small double-ended teak and suede striker/ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £88.00 (US$136)
TIBETAN MANIPURI SINGING BOWL
Antique Tibetan Manipuri Singing Bowl
Weight 11 oz (316g). 13 ½ x 4 ½ cm (approx. 5 ¼ x 1 ¾ inches)
A good quality antique Manipuri Singing Bowl with the classic shallow or low Manipuri profile. This small bowl is nicely forged, with a good lip with a micro groove, and smooth even walls that gently splay towards the rim. Two pairs of concentric circles decorate the inside of the bowl. It has a nice golden colour, and is virtually free of blemishes and stains. The fundamental note is a mid octave F. A small double-ended teak and suede striker/ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £90.00 (US$140)
TIBETAN MANIPURI SINGING BOWL
Antique Tibetan Manipuri Singing Bowl
Weight 1 lb 0½ oz (467g). 15 x 5 ½ cm (approx. 6 x 2 ¼ inches)
A very nice quality antique Tibetan Manipuri Singing Bowl that’s quite weighty for its size. It sits solidly and comfortably in the palm of the hand and is the perfect shape and weight for playing without tiring. This bowl looks good, it’s clean and bright, and everything about it spells quality. It is very well forged with thicker than average walls that splay slightly towards the rim. The outer walls have pleasant hammer markings that catch the light, while the inside is smooth. The lip is decorated with sun motifs (punched circles with dots in the middle) and there is a small decorative circle of the same motif in the centre of the basin, which also features two pairs of faint engraved concentric circle.
The fundamental note is a mid octave E and the rim note is a fifth octave B flat with multiple harmonics. This bowl is in excellent condition and has a nice antique gold colour. A double-ended teak and suede striker/ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £135.00 (US$209)
Customer Feedback 11th October 2011
Wow! Got the bowl this morning. It has grown in the post…it is a super beast! It fountains and has a very powerful sound. Thanks again, a real bowl and a half! DB.
Antique Tibetan Singing Bowl
Weight 8 ¼ oz (235g). 11x4½cm / approx. 4 ¼x 1 ¾ inches
An unusually low (shallow) steep-sided little antique singing bowl with a primary note of B. It’s very well made with nicely proportioned walls, a dark antique colour with some patina, and a flat bottom which keeps it from turning in the hand when playing. There is a pattern of dots just below the rim, and the centre of the bowl features 6 decorative concentric circles in two groups of 3. Altogether, a very nice little bowl with a character all its own! A small double-ended teak and suede striker/playing wand is included in the price.
PRICE: £80.00 (US$125)
Unsolicited Customer Response 6 Oct 2011
Hi Fred and Maureen. Just a note to tell you how pleased I am with the two bowls that have arrived thus far. That 6 1/4” bowl with the beautiful random leaf pattern packs quite the sonic punch for such a small profile! Many thanks for your honest appraisal and prompt deliveries, Ed (USA)
STAND WELL BACK!
A Large Antique Tibetan Fountain and Singing Bowl (18th C)
Weight 4 lb 3oz (1kg 91g). 26.5x12.5/10.5x5 inches
This fantastic Himalayan Fountain bowl has been in our collection since the early 1990s when large and spectacular bowls were easier to source. We chose it for its stunning good looks and its beautiful quality of sound…a pulsating G Sharp with multiple overtones and a long sustain.
Twenty years ago we knew nothing about fountain and talking bowls; still less about how these strange esoteric attributes or abilities might be employed in shamanic practice, or as an aid to meditation. So it is only in recent years that we have come to learn about this bowl's unique watery gifts and just how special it is!
This is certainly one of the very best antique fountain bowls we have come across in 25 years of collecting. When hand-held and played with a little water inside it first creates a myriad of vibrant surface patterns that slowly chase each other around the perimeter of the bowl in rhythmic waves of energy…before suddenly exploding into a rush of spectacular (and noisy) fountains! Stand well back!
This is a large and nicely proportioned steep-sided bowl, circa 18th century, with a relatively small base and minimal decoration. It is very evenly forged, with a strong gradated lip, and very pretty hammer marks inside and out. It has been well treated over the years and is virtually unblemished. Regular gentle cleaning by its previous Himalayan owners probably accounts for its stunning good looks…a lovely antique golden bronze colour with lots of patina. It’s very pleasing to the eye as well as the ear!
This is an exceptional top-quality fountain bowl that anyone would be thrilled to own. A double-ended 19cm teak and suede striker/wand is included in the price.
PRICE: £545.00 (US$895) SOLD
MULTIPLE HARMONICS
Antique Tibetan Singing Bowl
Weight 15oz (429g). 13 x 6 cm (5 x 2 ½ inches)
An very nice quality antique singing bowl with a multitude of voices ranging from a good middle A when struck with a suede beater, to a penetrating high 6th octave E Flat when played around the rim with a wooden wand. Several other notes can be obtained by employing different playing techniques and ringers.
This is a well-balanced and nicely forged singing bowl, somewhere between small and medium in size. It has a pretty shape with high walls and gently curving sides and a hint of dot decoration around the outer rim. The inside floor is inscribed with two groups of concentric circles.
A rather handsome singing bowl that looks and feels like the antique it is, with an unusually wide range of tones and harmonics. A double-sided teak and suede striker/playing wand is included in the price.
PRICE: £120.00 (US$190)
Antique Tibetan Singing and Talking Bowl
Weight 1 lb 5oz (613g). 17.5x9cm / approx. 7x3.5 inches
A light-weight medium size antique singing bowl with smooth gently inward-curving high walls, with a single decorative band on the outside about a third of the way down, and several partially worn concentric circles on the inside floor. It is very evenly forged, and has a good strong singing voice (primary note B with harmonics) and some talking ability. This old bowl represents good value for its generous size.
PRICE: £120.00 (US$195)
Antique Tibetan Singing Bowl
Weight approx. 1 lb. 14oz (839g). 20x9cm / 8x3½ inches
A medium-size nicely proportioned antique Tibetan singing bowl with a primary note of B (second octave) in excellent condition. It is well forged and has a classic curved-wall form with lots of interesting hammer marks and some simple decorative banding inside and out. It’s relatively light for its size and therefore comfortable to hold and play for an extended period. This is an attractive and responsive bowl with a truly beautiful sonorous and resonant tone. A double-ended teak and suede striker/playing wand is included in the price.
PRICE: £225.00 (US$360)
Rare 17th – 18th Century Antique Tibetan Mani Singing Bowl
Weight 1 lb 12 ¼ oz (803g). 14-16 x 9 cm (approx. 5 ½ - 6 x 3 ½ inches)
A nice example of the rare antique Mani or Charma form of Himalayan singing bowl. These heavy old bowls are characterized by their flat bottoms, bulbous bellies with thick inward sloping walls, and generous lips. They have the classic begging-bowl shape, and date from the 16th to 18th century when they ceased to be made.
This particular bowl is in very good clean condition considering that it’s between 200 and 400 years old! It’s also unusually small for a Mani bowl, being almost half the size and weight of the average for this type of bowl. It has all the classic characteristics associated with antique Mani bowls, with lots of decoration both inside and out including multiple micro-grooves around the lip and engraved banding below the outer rim, as well as around the middle of the body, with more concentric circles on the inside floor of the basin. This bowl has been extremely well maintained, as the abundance of decoration is sharp and intact. Furthermore there’s no evidence of dents or damage to the walls, and the bowl is virtually free of discoloration and staining. This is one of the smallest and cleanest Mani bowls we’ve seen or collected. It has an unpolished dull silvery-gold colour and the look and feel of antiquity.
This Mani bowl also has a fantastic voice – a 5th octave C sharp that’s virtually concert pitch (as measured by my Korg orchestral tuner). Mani or Charma bowls are self-amplifying and extremely easy to play, and this one is no exception. A double-ended teak and suede striker/ringer is included in the price.
A really delightful and rare Mani bowl in an even rarer size!
PRICE: £245.00 (US$385)
Antique Mani bowls are increasingly difficult to source nowadays and have therefore become very collectable. They have a strong physical presence, a powerful voice and a character all their own. Some people like to play them in pairs for their unique harmonic qualities. Their distinctive sound and appearance contrasts nicely with other bowl forms and will add interest and variety to any collection.
Antique Tibetan Singing and Talking Bowl
Weight 10 ¼ oz (288g). 10 ½ x 5 ½ cm (approx. 4 ¼ x 2 ¼ inches)
A small antique Tibetan singing bowl with a fundamental mid octave F note accompanied by a fifth octave B when played around the rim. This bowl also has some talking ability. A nice bowl in good condition, with a dull antique gold colour, and the look and feel of age. A small teak and suede ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £88.00 (US$138)
Antique Tibetan Singing and Talking Bowl
Weight 11 ½ oz (324g). 12 x 5 ½ cm (approx. 4 ¾ x 2 ¼ inches)
A small antique Tibetan singing bowl with a strong fundamental mid octave F Sharp when struck with a padded mallet, and a sixth octave C harmonic when played around the rim. A very nice little antique bowl with a dull antique gold colour, and the look and feel of age. A small teak and suede ringer is included in the price.
PRICE: £95.00 (US$149)
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