This Buddhist bell was excavated in 1970 at Uncheon-dong, Cheongju City, along with a bronze statue of Buddha and a gong-shaped golden drum used for the Buddhist rituals. This is a mid-sized bell with 78 cm in total length, 64 cm in total height and 47.4 cm in the diameter at the mouth. The design on the bell is characteristically simple: it has no design on both upper and lower part. Drawn in the open side of a square-shaped breast frame are three ascending heavenly maidens, Chinese orchids and three pieces of treasures. In addition, there are nine nipple-shaped protrusions inside the frame. Sculptured on the body of the bell is a pair of ascending heavenly maidens. The bell has two chambers decorated with lotus flower designs. Engraved in the space between them are orchid flower designs. Although a part of the vibrating pipe is currently lost, the loop at the top of the bell is found intact in a form of a dragon with its mouth open wide and the slightly bent neck. The look of the dragon suggests that the bell is made in the last days of the Silla Dynasty.

(출처 : 문화재청 홈페이지)