RARE DONG SON BRONZE BELL 3RD-2ND BC. FROM VIETNAM

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RARE DONG SON BRONZE BELL 3RD-2ND BC. FROM VIETNAM

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Sold Date: 01/07/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

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RARE DONG SON BRONZE BELL 3 RD -2 ND BC. FROM VIETNAM

Country of origin:

Vietnam or Cambodia

Period:

Circa 3 rd -2 nd B.C.

Material:

Bronze

Condition:

Very good condition with nice green and some brown patina overall;

The bell still has original soil deposit.

(Please see photos for more details)

The age-acquired nice green patina is untouched and original .

The surface has expected corrosion and abrasion as a consequence of age.

Size:

Bell :

Diameter: 2.99 inches (7.6 cm.)

Height: 4.33 inches (11 cm)

Weight: 708 grams

Stand:

Height: 9.17 inches (23.3 cm.)

Weight: 544 grams

Note:

This is an original, authentic and rare Dong Son bell. It has an interesting spiral and shark teeth design along the body. The bell is filled with the kind of earth deposit .

This bell may have been found in Vietnam (Thanh Hoa province w modern day Hanoi is located) or in Cambodia . The Dong Son culture spread south-west from the north of Vietnam and appears - through a related or, in any case, a contemporaneous culture - as far as the Indonesian peninsula.

Studies have suggested that the Dong Son Culture period began approximately in the 7-6 centuries B.C. and lost its predominance and individuality at about the 3 century A.D. under the pressure of the Chinese Han domination of northern Vietnam .

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