This gilt-bronze hand bell (measuring 20.6cm in height and 6.6cm in diameter) was no doubt used in events, ceremonies and rituals at the temple, and to call monks to sermons. The bell is square in shape and features four bulging faces in a round form on its exterior surface. The long, knotted handle has been damaged and repaired, although the top of the handle is still partly damaged. Each of the four faces on the shoulder is engraved with a flower pattern. The corners and the rim of the open-ended flare are embossed with thick lines. Each face of the main body is carved in relief with a dragon soaring into clouds. The patterns on each face seem to have been made from a mold. Semicircles appear to have been added along the rim of the open-ended flare to add variety. This gilt-bronze hand bell has been handed down and preserved in good condition for many generations at Songgwangsa Temple. It has an elegant form and is skillfully cast, making it one of the most excellent and oldest extant masterpieces of its kind in Korea. As such, it is presumed to have been made during the early Goryeo Dynasty.