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Moon of Pejeng
Single-cast bronze kettle drum / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Moon of Pejeng, also known as the Pejeng Moon,[1] in Bali is the largest single-cast bronze kettle drum in the world.[2] and "the largest known relic from Southeast Asia's Bronze Age period."[3] It is "considered highly sacred by local people."[4] It is thought to be a relic of early rice cultivation rituals.[5]
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The drum is 186.6 centimetres (73.5 in) high and the diameter of the tympano is 160 centimetres (63 in).[6] It is kept at Pura Penataran Sasih Temple in Pejeng, near Ubud,[3] in the Petauan River valley which, along with the adjacent Pakerisan River valley, forms the heartland of South Bali where complex irrigated rice culture first evolved on the island.[7]
Its large mould was also found on the island.[8]