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2020 141.1-3 SET OF MINIATURE RITUAL IMPLEMENTS
Ritual implements found by local farmers whilst working. Traditionally the set would be placed next to a deceased farmer, to accompany them to the next world, so the can complete rituals for bringing rain to his rice crop; waisted 'rain drum', …
2020 140.1-3 SET OF MINIATURE RITUAL IMPLEMENTS
Ritual implements found by local farmers whilst working. Traditionally the set would be placed next to a deceased farmer, to accompany them to the next world, so they can complete rituals for bringing rain to his rice crop. All made from bronze, from…
2020 139 BRONZE HALBERD BLADE
Halberd blade, made from bronze, with blue-green patina buried in wet soil; from the early Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 137 BRONZE BELL
Bell with original clapper intact; made from bronze with open lower seams on both sides, a characteristic of small bells of the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 135 - 136 BRONZE RITUAL SPOONS
Ritual spoons used for offering and burning incense or other ritual materials; made from cast bronze, from the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 134 AFTERLIFE HAIRCOMB
Hair comb made for use solely in the afterlife and placed in the tomb at burial; the design depicts a female figure at the centre, surrounded by shapes representing trees and birds. Made from puddle cast bronze, from the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese…
2020 133 BRONZE CEREMONIAL BRACELET
A circular bracelet with cutwork style detailing; made from bronze with thick textured blue-green colouration from a long burial in moist soil, from the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 132 BRONZE BRACELET
Collared disc shaped bracelet, made from bronze with thick blue-green patina from long burial in moist soil. From Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
2020 119 - 131 A COLLECTION OF 13 BRONZE BLADES
A collection of Bronze Age tool blades. Axes and adzes in a variety of shapes, and with a variety of natural patinas: blue-green (from wet soil), black-green (from dry soil), and yellow-bronze caused by wear from gravel on the river bottom.
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2020 116 - 117 - 118 BRONZE SPEARHEADS
Spearhead made from bronze, blue-green surface colouration from burial for 2000 years in moist soil; yellow surface colouration and mottled texture caused by wear from gravel on the river bottom; green-black surface colouration from burial in dry…
2020 115 BRONZE SITULA
Ritual pail for rice wine; made from bronze, finely cast, from the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.