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DONG SON RITUAL DRUM In bronze with a beautiful patina The sounding plate is decorated in slight relief with a frieze centered on a sun motif and resting on a bottomless truncated cone-shaped foot to allow the sound to be released. Four handles connect the part to the central body. central body. The upper part is decorated with four stylized human masks. Vietnam, Dong Son culture, 2nd - 3rd century B.C. H: 20 cm Restoration Note: The Dong Son culture, named after the village in northern Vietnam where the remains are found, is a prehistoric bronze culture of Indochina, dated to the early 1st millennium BC. Remarkable finds from this period include ritual objects, in particular bronze drums, which appeared in the wider Red River basin and remained in production until the 17th-18th centuries. Often found in the tombs of high-ranking individuals, these drums were attributed to the power and wealth of their owners.
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DONG SON RITUAL DRUM In bronze with a beautiful patina The sounding plate is decorated in slight relief with a frieze centered on a sun motif and resting on a bottomless truncated cone-shaped foot to allow the sound to be released. Four handles connect the part to the central body. central body. The upper part is decorated with four stylized human masks. Vietnam, Dong Son culture, 2nd - 3rd century B.C. H: 20 cm Restoration Note: The Dong Son culture, named after the village in northern Vietnam where the remains are found, is a prehistoric bronze culture of Indochina, dated to the early 1st millennium BC. Remarkable finds from this period include ritual objects, in particular bronze drums, which appeared in the wider Red River basin and remained in production until the 17th-18th centuries. Often found in the tombs of high-ranking individuals, these drums were attributed to the power and wealth of their owners.
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