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Bronze vessel, Đông Sơn culture
Details:
Bronze vessel is a typical object of Đông Sơn culture.
Dimensions:
- Total height 53.3 cm,
- Orifice diam. 15.7 cm,
- Body diam. 37 cm,
- Foot diam. 34 cm.
- Date: Ca. 2000 BP
There are five parallel lines on the rim, neck and body of the vessel. The body is also decorated with pattern of relief dots. The shoulder is designed with a relief band of triangles and is attached with two inverted U-shaped handles. The pierced foot is decorated with two patterned bands: a deer herd above and a cattle herd below. This is a unique antiquity and very intact.
The bronze vessel is a typical object of Đông Sơn culture, with spectacular shape and beautiful decoration. This is a kind of large containers, with fine patina and eye-catching patterns. Especially, its highly pierced ringfoot is decorated with bands of deers and cattles. This shows that the artists in the late Đông Sơn period have mastered the bronze casting technique and were very skilled in visual arts.
This is a rare antiquity and very intact, possibly one of the largest bronze vessel of Đông Sơn culture and never seen in museums or private collection before. It is deserved to preseve and contemplate.
Starting price: 740.800.000 VNĐ
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Starting price: 532.450.000 VNĐ
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Starting price: 100.000.000 NVĐ
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