2020 141.1-3 SET OF MINIATURE RITUAL IMPLEMENTS
Title
2020 141.1-3 SET OF MINIATURE RITUAL IMPLEMENTS
Description
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', situla (pail for ritual rice wine), conical incense burner; all made from bronze. From the Đông Sơn period of Vietnamese history.
Artefact Origin
Thanh Hóa
Region
North Central
Timeline
400B.C. - 100A.D.
Dimensions
Situla: W7cm H6.7cm
Incense burner: W7.5cm H6cm
Drum: W7cm H5cm
Incense burner: W7.5cm H6cm
Drum: W7cm H5cm
Files
Collection
Citation
“2020 141.1-3 SET OF MINIATURE RITUAL IMPLEMENTS,” UNIS Cultural Collection, accessed April 28, 2024, https://unisculturalcollection.omeka.net/items/show/134.