Antiques of Dong Son civilisation
17:00 09/04/2009

More than 100 antiques belonging to the Dong Son culture, which have been discovered since 2004, are now on display at the Vietnam History Museum, to celebrate the 85th year of the Dong Son culture being discovered.      

 

Most of the antiques are bronze and pottery objects which feature classic Dong Son style. Many of the exhibits are being displayed for the first time, which previous collections of Dong Son antiques in Vietnam and the world don’t have.

 

Among antiques are man-shaped, deer-shaped, cow-shaped and elephant-shaped lamps, which reflect the erstwhile beliefs of the Ca River-Dong Son centre, with famous Vac village.

 

There is also a bronze drum decorated with boat-pulling man patterns. This drum has a different shape and patterns than other bronzes unveiled so far. It was unearthed in the Central Highlands, which proves the strong spread of the Dong Son culture and the unification in diversity of Dong Son culture in Vietnam.

 

The exhibition also presents bronze jars, man-shaped daggers, container-shaped bronze lamps, production tools, weapons, and jewellery, all typical of Dong Son culture in the north and Dong Son culture in the south, bringing about a new look on this civilisation.

 

The museum also introduces a special collection of pottery works which show the connection between the Dong Son and Sa Huynh civilisations.

 

Some photos of the “Dong Son Echo” exhibition:

 

Dong Son bronze drum.

 

 

A bell

 

Elephant bell.

 

A jar

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Household wares.

 

 

 

Jewellery

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farming tools

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weapons

 

Lamps

 

Cow-shaped lamp

 

Stag-shaped lamp

 

Kneeling man-shaped lamp

 

Elephant-shaped lamp

 

VietNamNet/DT

 

 

 

Source : vietnamnet.vn