
A large, vertically-suspended bronze gong with turned-back rim and a raised central boss which is struck with a thickly-padded beater. Produces a deep, resonant, low pitch. Many palace gamelans have two gong ageng hung from a wooden rack (gayor).

The Gamelans of the Kraton Yogyakarta
by Roger Vetter, Grinnell College Department of Music
A large, vertically-suspended bronze gong with turned-back rim and a raised central boss which is struck with a thickly-padded beater. Produces a deep, resonant, low pitch. Many palace gamelans have two gong ageng hung from a wooden rack (gayor).