Ancient wind bell

do you know the #windbells? The #windbell is very, very #ancient ... in the #oriental #fengshui tradition it rebalances the environment and protects from evil spirits. What the #orientalart created as a decoration only, also had more practical and concrete purposes in Italy. The windbells scare away birds with the sound alone; they were used in the countryside. Furthermore, their melodious sound has always been appreciated by us too and #apotropaic uses are attested. This magnificent very very old specimen measures 27 cm and has incredibly crystalline sounds.