Bronze drum with bird and geometric decoration
Elaborately incised drums of varying sizes are the most widely dispersed Dongson Culture artefacts. They are found in many parts of Southeast Asia as well as South China. Clearly objects of great social importance, they may have been used in warfare or in funerary rites and other ceremonies.
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Title
Bronze drum with bird and geometric decoration
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Associated place
Sumatra (place of creation) -
Date
2nd century BC - 2nd century AD (200 BC - AD 200) -
Material and technique
bronze
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Object type
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Dimensions
29 cm (height)
at base 53 cm (diameter)
on top 42 cm (diameter) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by Alexander Goetz, 2000.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA2000.38
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