Antique Hindu Krishna Balakrishna Bronze (?)Temple Bell

Description

Up for your consideration is an antique Hindu Krishna Balakrishna bronze temple bell. The bell is 11.5" tall. It's very heavy for a bell. I looked carefully with a magnifying glass, and I found no repairs. There is a mark on the figure that is some sort of a scuff mark, it is not broke. Also I looked for some sort of makers mark, but found none. I think the bell is bronze or even brass. I'm not sure how to tell. This has been stored for ages in my mom's never ending stash of treasures. It will need cleaning. I find this bell in very good shape.
***I could not find and info on the bell itself. I did find an article where the bell was mentioned but nothing further. The article did state that the bell they have is from the late 1700's to early 1800's. I can not verify this info as it was just the one article and it was very brief with little info. If you know anything more about the bell, please share with me!***
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