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title: Korean Buddhist 'Emille' Bell
author: Steve46814
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/5838/korean-buddhist-emille-bell/
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# Korean Buddhist 'Emille' Bell
_Authored by Steve46814_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/5838.jpg)
## Image Caption
The large cast-[bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) bell known as the Emille Bell at Bongdeoksa, [Unified Silla Kingdom](https://www.worldhistory.org/Unified_Silla_Kingdom/), [Korea](https://www.worldhistory.org/Korea/). It was cast in 771 CE to honour King Seongdeok. 3.3 metres tall and over 2.2 metres in diameter, it is decorated with lotus flowers and heavenly beings with a suspension loop in the form of a dragon. It weighs almost 19 tons. (National Museum, [Gyeongju](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gyeongju/), South Korea)
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Museum-Emile_Bell_-_Gyeongju_3781-06.JPG) by [**Steve46814**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_Museum-Emile_Bell_-_Gyeongju_3781-06.JPG). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 05 October 2016. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.