The bell is carved on each side in relief with a plain central panel flanked by three rows of bosses alternating with two rows of leiwen scroll above a taotie mask. The handle is decorated with a mythical beast's head on each side, the mottled stone with some olive-brown tones and russet areas and striations.

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6¹⁄₂ in. (16.5 cm.) high, hongmu stand

Eugene Schaefer Collection, New Jersey.

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In 1950, New Jersey chemist Eugene Schaefer donated nearly 2,000 works of art to the Newark Museum, including one of the most comprehensive collections of ancient Egyptian, Roman and early Islamic glass in the United States.